Clear Spring, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Clear Spring, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Clear Spring
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jackson
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Owen
Coordinates:	38.925°N -86.21°W
Elevation Ft:	879
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47264
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-13450^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	450782

Clear Spring is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

Clear Spring was platted in 1839.^[2] The community took its name from a spring near the original town site.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. 1886. Unigraphic. 427.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 97. ...and named for a spring in the village..