Springboro, Indiana

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Springboro, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Springboro
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Springboro
Coordinates: 40°35′42″N86°46′30″W / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W / 40.59500; -86.77500
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Township Prairie
Elevation
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571 ft (174 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47923
GNIS feature ID 444002

Springboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A post office was established at Springboro in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853. [3] The community took its name from Spring Creek. [4] Springboro soon did not live up to expectations, and business activity shifted to other nearby places. [5]

Geography

Springboro is located at 40°35′42″N86°46′30″W / 40.59500°N 86.77500°W / 40.59500; -86.77500 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Springboro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 221.
  5. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  119.
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