San Jacinto 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 Bigger Township, Jennings County,

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History

A post office was established at San Jacinto in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. The name of the community commemorates the

Battle of San Jacinto The Battle of San Jacinto (), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General A ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Jennings County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{JenningsCountyIN-geo-stub