Winthrop is a small unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Winthrop, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°22′12″N 87°14′2″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Warren
Founded	1884
Founded by	Jacob M. Rhode
Elevation [1]	686 ft (209 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47993
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	446200

History

Winthrop was platted on March 3, 1884 by farmer Jacob Morgan Rhode (d. February 8, 1919);[3] the name probably comes from a personal name.[4] A north/south line of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad known as the "Coal Road" served the town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Operated after 1922 as the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, it deteriorated in the 1930s and was scrapped around 1945.[5] Few traces of the route remain.

Geography

Winthrop is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Indiana State Road 55 and about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of the county seat of Williamsport, at an elevation of approximately 680 feet. The West Fork of Kickapoo Creek flows to the west and south of town.

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