Prospect, Indiana

Prospect is an unincorporated community in Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

The community's original name was New Prospect.[2] New Prospect was laid out in 1836.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and called New Prospect...
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 506.

Coordinates: 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W / 38.57806°N 86.61417°W / 38.57806; -86.61417


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