White Sulphur Springs | |
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Coordinates: 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Marion |
Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47598 |
Area code | 812 |
GNIS feature ID | 445964[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
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Sulphur Springs, Indiana
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 248. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.