White Sulphur Springs, Indiana

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White Sulphur Springs
Unincorporated community
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White Sulphur Springs
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White Sulphur Springs
Coordinates: 38°23′08″N87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W / 38.38556; -87.09194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Marion
Elevation
[1]
495 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47598
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID445964 [1]

White Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Fidelity. [1] A post office called Fidelity was established in 1871, and remained in operation until it closed in 1884. [2] Mineral springs were relatively frequent in this area. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Sulphur Springs, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. 1984. p. 248. ISBN   978-5-87521-222-2.


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