Coats Spring, Indiana

Last updated

Coats Spring, Indiana
Unincorporated community
USA Indiana location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Coats Spring
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Coats Spring
Coordinates: 38°26′15″N87°23′26″W / 38.43750°N 87.39056°W / 38.43750; -87.39056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Logan
Elevation
[1]
535 ft (163 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47567
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID432715 [1]

Coats Spring is an unincorporated community in Logan Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The community was named for James Coates, who started a mineral spa at Coats Spring in 1867. [2]

A post office was established at Coats Spring in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coats Spring, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  99. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and James Coates opened a resort in 1867.
  3. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 26, 2017.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.