Alert, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 39°09′37″N 85°40′42″W / 39.16028°N 85.67833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Decatur |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 90 |
| ZIP code | 47283 |
| FIPS code | 18-00892[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430058[1] |
Alert is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
History
Alert was laid out in 1886.[3]
An 1896 railroad map of Indiana shows Alert and a nearby point labeled "Sta." along a rail line.[4]
A freighthouse at Alert was dated to 1898 in a National Register nomination for the Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alert, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 132.
- ^ Railroad map of Indiana (Map). Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners. 1896. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Library of Congress.
- ^ Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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