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Wyatt, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°31′33″N 86°10′10″W / 41.52583°N 86.16944°W / 41.52583; -86.16944
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Wyatt, Indiana
Wyatt from the air
Wyatt from the air
Wyatt is located in Indiana
Wyatt
Wyatt
Wyatt is located in the United States
Wyatt
Wyatt
Coordinates: 41°31′42″N 86°10′00″W / 41.52833°N 86.16667°W / 41.52833; -86.16667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySt. Joseph
TownshipMadison
Elevation837 ft (255 m)
Population
 • Total117
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46595
Area code574
FIPS code18-85724[2]
GNIS feature ID2830523[1]

Wyatt is an unincorporated community located in Madison Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

The community is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wyatt has 117 residents.

History

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Wyatt was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] An old variant name of the community was Littleton.[4]

A post office has been in operation at Wyatt since 1893.[5]

Geography

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Wyatt is located on State Road 331 about 10 miles (16 km) south of Mishawaka and 7 miles (11 km) north of Bremen.

Education

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Wyatt is located in the Penn-Harris-Madison School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyatt, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Howard, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis publishing Company. p. 311.
  4. ^ "USGS detail on Wyatt - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Saint Joseph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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41°31′33″N 86°10′10″W / 41.52583°N 86.16944°W / 41.52583; -86.16944