Silex, Indiana

Silex, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Silex is located in Indiana
Silex
Silex
Silex is located in the United States
Silex
Silex
Coordinates: 39°21′38″N 86°39′35″W / 39.36056°N 86.65972°W / 39.36056; -86.65972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipWayne
Elevation
[1]
600 ft (183 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47433
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID443485

Silex is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Wayne Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies on County Road 490 North (a.k.a. Lingle Road) just east of Indiana Highway 67, which is a community about ten miles northeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 600 feet (183 m), and it is located at 39°21′38″N 86°39′35″W / 39.36056°N 86.65972°W / 39.36056; -86.65972 (39.3606017 -86.6597248).

Geography

  • This community lies on the west side of Indian Creek, which flows south into the White River.

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Silex, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-319-2


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