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Welcome to Correct ...

Correct is located in Ripley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Correct, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Correct is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Correct lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Correct: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Correct ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Correct.

  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • North Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Versailles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osgood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Westport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Sunman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moores Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Correct. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Correct.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Correct. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Correct.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Correct. See our Newspapers Page for Correct.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Correct ...

Looking for more information about Correct? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Correct, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Correct.

Adding Correct to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Correct in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Correct was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Correct post office opened in 1881. The Correct post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Correct.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Correct - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Correct area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Correct area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/