Springfield, Posey County, Indiana

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Springfield, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Springfield, Indiana
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Springfield, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°02′33″N87°52′13″W / 38.04250°N 87.87028°W / 38.04250; -87.87028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Lynn
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47631
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID444010 [1]

Springfield is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States. [1]

History

Springfield was platted in 1817. [2] The community served from its beginning until 1825 as the county seat, but when the seat was transferred to Mount Vernon in 1825, business activity shifted elsewhere, and the town's population dwindled. [3] A post office was established at Springfield in 1818, and remained in operation until 1828. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springfield, Posey County, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 411.
  3. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p.  121.
  4. ↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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