Houston, Indiana

For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation).

Houston is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Houston, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°00′59″N 86°11′27″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Township	Salt Creek
Elevation [1]	591 ft (180 m)
ZIP code	47264
FIPS code	18-34870[2]
GNIS feature ID	451069[1]

History

A post office was established at Houston in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.^[3] Houston was laid out in 1853, and named for Leonard Houston, a pioneer settler.^[4]