Springboro, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°35′42″N 86°46′30″W / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W / 40.59500; -86.77500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteTownshipPrairieElevation571 ft (174 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47923
GNIS feature ID444002

Springboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

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 / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W / 40.59500; -86.77500.

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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