Prospect, Indiana

Prospect, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Prospect
Prospect
Coordinates: 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W / 38.57806°N 86.61417°W / 38.57806; -86.61417Coordinates: 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W / 38.57806°N 86.61417°W / 38.57806; -86.61417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township French Lick
Elevation[1] 486 ft (148 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47469
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 451366

Prospect is an unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

The community's original name was New Prospect.[3] New Prospect was laid out in 1836.[4]

A post office was established under the name New Prospect in 1851, but was soon discontinued, in 1853.[5]

Geography

Prospect is located at 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W / 38.57806°N 86.61417°W / 38.57806; -86.61417.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Prospect, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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...
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 506.
  5. ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2017.


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