Clear Spring, Indiana

Clear Spring, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Clear Spring
Clear Spring
Coordinates: 38°55′30″N 86°12′36″W / 38.92500°N 86.21000°W / 38.92500; -86.21000Coordinates: 38°55′30″N 86°12′36″W / 38.92500°N 86.21000°W / 38.92500; -86.21000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Owen
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code 47264
FIPS code 18-13450[1]
GNIS feature ID 450782[2]

Clear Spring is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

Clear Spring was platted in 1839.[3] The community took its name from a spring near the original town site.[4]

Geography

Clear Spring is located at 38°55′30″N 86°12′36″W / 38.92500°N 86.21000°W / 38.92500; -86.21000.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Clear Spring, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 427.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for a spring in the village.


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