Springboro, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Springboro, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Springboro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:White
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Prairie
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.595°N -86.775°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:174
Elevation Ft:571
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47923
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:444002

Springboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

A post office was established at Springboro in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.[3] The community took its name from Spring Creek.[4] Springboro soon did not live up to expectations, and business activity shifted to other nearby places.[5]

Geography

Springboro is located at 40.595°N -86.775°W.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-07-06. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|444002}} Springboro, Indiana ]. . . July 24, 2017.
  3. Web site: White County . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 November 2015.
  4. Book: Hamelle, W. H.. A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. 1915. Unigraphic. 221.
  5. Book: Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 1883. F.A. Battey & Company. 119.