White Sulphur Springs, Indiana

White Sulphur Springs
Unincorporated community
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs
Coordinates: 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W / 38.38556; -87.09194Coordinates: 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W / 38.38556; -87.09194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Marion
Elevation[1] 495 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47598
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 445964

White Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Fidelity.[3] A post office called Fidelity was established in 1871, and remained in operation until it closed in 1884.[4] White sulphur springs were relatively frequent in this area.[5]

Geography

White Sulphur Springs is located at 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W / 38.38556; -87.09194.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "White Sulphur Springs, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on White Sulphur Springs - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 248. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
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