Cuba is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in the northwestern part of Montgomery Township, Owen County, in the

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. It lies near the intersection of County Road 150 West (a.k.a. Keeler Road) and County Road 600 North (a.k.a. Hale Hill Road), which is a community about ten miles north of the town of Spencer, the

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of Owen County. Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at (39.3781008 -86.7980628).

History

Cuba was founded in 1851. A post office was established at Cuba in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.

Geography

Kaufman Cemetery is about two miles west of this community, and it is located on Bandy Road west off of County Road 325 West (a.k.a. Rattlesnake Road) at (39.3661559 -86.8241745). Cloyd Cemetery is about two miles southwest of this community, and it is located near the intersection of County Road 460 North (a.k.a. Clark Road) and County Road 325 West (a.k.a. Rattlesnake Road) at (39.3619893 -86.8147297).

School districts

* Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a

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Political districts

* State House District 46 * State Senate District 39

References

External links

Roadside Thoughts for Cuba, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{OwenCountyIN-geo-stub