South Washington, Indiana

Last updated

South Washington
Unincorporated community
Jefferson Elementary School south of Washington.jpg
The historic Jefferson Elementary in South Washington
USA Indiana location map.svg
Red pog.svg
South Washington
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
South Washington
Coordinates: 38°38′05″N87°10′43″W / 38.63472°N 87.17861°W / 38.63472; -87.17861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Township Washington
Elevation
[1]
482 ft (147 m)
ZIP code
47501
FIPS code 18-71576 [2]
GNIS feature ID443867 [1]

South Washington is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.

Contents

History

South Washington was laid out in 1874 as a mining town. [3] It is south of Washington, hence the name. [4] It was also known as "Lick Skillet" by its French population who were miners.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Washington, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp.  707.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  307. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...south of Washington, for which it was named.


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.