Spring Mill Village, Indiana

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Spring Mill Village
Unincorporated community
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Spring Mill Village
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Spring Mill Village
Coordinates: 38°44′06″N86°25′37″W / 38.73500°N 86.42694°W / 38.73500; -86.42694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Marion
Elevation
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528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code
47446
FIPS code 18-72326 [2]
GNIS feature ID443995 [1]

Spring Mill Village is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established as Spring Mill in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1859. [3] The community was named from the presence of a water-powered gristmill. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Mill Village, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  310. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the spring-fed stream that powered the mill.


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