White Sulphur Springs, Indiana

White Sulphur Springs
Unincorporated community
White Sulphur Springs is located in Indiana
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs is located in the United States
White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs
Coordinates: 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.38556°N 87.09194°W / 38.38556; -87.09194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPike
TownshipMarion
Elevation
[1]
495 ft (151 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47598
Area code812
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. ^ a b c d 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. p. 248. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.


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