Sparta, Indiana

Sparta
Unincorporated community
Sparta
Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 85°02′43″W / 39.10528°N 85.04528°W / 39.10528; -85.04528Coordinates: 39°06′19″N 85°02′43″W / 39.10528°N 85.04528°W / 39.10528; -85.04528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dearborn
Township	Sparta
Elevation[1]	915 ft (279 m)
ZIP code	47032
GNIS feature ID	443917

Sparta is an unincorporated community in Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Sparta in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.^[2] Sparta took its name from Sparta Township.^[3]

Sparta's progress in the 1840s was checked by an outbreak of cholera.^[4]

Geography

Sparta is located at 39°06′19″N 85°02′43″W / 39.10528°N 85.04528°W / 39.10528; -85.04528.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014. 
3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the township in which it was located... 
4. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. p. 568. 

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