Springboro, Indiana

Springboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Springboro, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Springboro
Springboro
Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
TownshipPrairie
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47923
GNIS feature ID444002

History

A post office was established at Springboro in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.[3] The community took its name from Spring Creek.[4] Springboro soon did not live up to expectations, and business activity shifted to other nearby places.[5]

Geography

Springboro is located at 40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. "Springboro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 221.
  5. Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 119.


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