Natchez, Indiana

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|subdivision_name3 = Halbert

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 812, 930

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Natchez is an unincorporated community in Halbert Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Natchez in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Martin&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Martin County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 February 2015}} The community was likely named after Natchez, Mississippi.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/233 233]|quote=Apparently, the name was borrowed from the city of the same name in Mississippi...}}

Geography

Natchez is located along U.S. Route 150 in the Hoosier National Forest.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Martin County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana