De Gonia Springs, Indiana

De Gonia Springs
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°03′16″N87°11′10″W / 38.05444°N 87.18611°W / 38.05444; -87.18611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Township	Skelton
Elevation [1]	426 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47601
Area code	812
GNIS feature ID	433380

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

History

A post office was established at De Gonia Springs in 1879, and remained in operation until 1926. ^[3] The waters of the nearby spring were once believed to hold medicinal qualities. ^[4]

Geography

De Gonia Springs is located at 38°03′16″N87°11′10″W / 38.05444°N 87.18611°W / 38.05444; -87.18611 .

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
2. "De Gonia Springs, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 8, 2016.
3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  112. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...mineral water: it was supposedly magical...