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Welcome to Courter ...

Courter is located in Miami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Courter is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Courter (for example, toward Rensselaer), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Courter ...

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

  • Logansport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Wabash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rochester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Galveston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Akron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Walton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunker Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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 Courter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Courter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Courter. 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 Courter.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courter ...

Looking for more information about Courter? 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 Courter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Courter.

Adding Courter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courter 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 Courter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Courter post office opened in 1869. The Courter post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Miami, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Courter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/