Ash Iron Springs, Indiana

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Ash Iron Springs
Unincorporated community
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Ash Iron Springs
Coordinates: 38°02′07″N87°11′12″W / 38.03528°N 87.18667°W / 38.03528; -87.18667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Skelton
Elevation
[1]
400 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID 430301

Ash Iron Springs is an unincorporated community in Skelton Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Ash Iron Springs derives its name from James Ash, a farmer who settled there in the mid-19th century. [3] The waters of the nearby spring were locally said to have medicinal qualities. [3]

Geography

Ash Iron Springs is located at 38°02′07″N87°11′12″W / 38.03528°N 87.18667°W / 38.03528; -87.18667 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ash Iron Springs, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Blatchley, Willis Stanley (1903). The Mineral Waters of Indiana: Their Location, Origin and Character. W.B. Burford, contractor for State print. and binding. p. 152.


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