Epsom, Indiana

Epsom
Unincorporated community
Epsom
Epsom
Coordinates: 38°47′07″N 87°03′47″W / 38.78528°N 87.06306°W / 38.78528; -87.06306Coordinates: 38°47′07″N 87°03′47″W / 38.78528°N 87.06306°W / 38.78528; -87.06306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Township Bogard
Elevation[1] 509 ft (155 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47568
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 434222

Epsom is an unincorporated community in Bogard Township, Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

The first settlement at Epsom was made about 1815.[3] The community took its name from a nearby well containing water which tasted of epsom salts.[4]

A post office was established at Epsom in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[5]

Geography

Epsom is located at 38°47′07″N 87°03′47″W / 38.78528°N 87.06306°W / 38.78528; -87.06306.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epsom, Indiana
  3. ↑ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. p. 707.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 120.
  5. ↑ "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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