Prather, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

Prather is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana, in the United States.{{GNIS|441566}}

History

A post office was established at Prather in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clark&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Clark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 August 2014}} Prather was the name of a family who kept a shop.{{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/271 271]|quote=...named for the Prather family who owned a store here...}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana