Springboro, Indiana
Springboro, Indiana | |
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  Springboro  Springboro | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | White |
| Township | Prairie |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47923 |
| GNIS feature ID | 444002 |
Springboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Springboro is located at 40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Springboro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 119.
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