Prospect, Indiana

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Prospect, Indiana
Census designated place
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Prospect
Coordinates: 38°35′07″N86°36′49″W / 38.58528°N 86.61361°W / 38.58528; -86.61361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township French Lick
Elevation
[1]
568 ft (173 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47469
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID2830485 [1]

Prospect is a census designated place (CDP) in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

The community's original name was New Prospect. [2] New Prospect was laid out in 1836. [3]

A post office was established under the name New Prospect in 1851, but was soon discontinued, in 1853. [4]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Prospect as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  272. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and called New Prospect...
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p.  506.
  4. ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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