Correct, Indiana
| Correct, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Correct, Indiana  Correct, Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′31″N 85°17′11″W / 39.00861°N 85.28639°WCoordinates: 39°00′31″N 85°17′11″W / 39.00861°N 85.28639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 432992[1] |
Correct is an unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. Correct is located on U.S. Route 421, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Versailles.
History
A post office called Correct was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] According to tradition, the name of the village was supposed to be Comet, but postal authorities mistakingly entered the name as Correct, and that name stuck.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Correct, Indiana
- ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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