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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Salt Creek |
Houston is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
History[]
A post office was established at Houston in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.[3] Houston was laid out in 1853, and named for Leonard Houston, a pioneer settler.[4]
Geography[]
Houston is located at .
References[]
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Houston, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:451069. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jackson&searchtext=&pagenum=2. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 443. https://books.google.com/books?id=Zo5AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA443.
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