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 is located in Indiana
Springboro
Springboro
Springboro is located in the United States
Springboro
Springboro
Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
TownshipPrairie
Elevation
[1]
571 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 July 6, 2016.
  2. "Springboro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 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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