Clear Spring, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°55′30″N 86°12′36″W / 38.92500°N 86.21000°W / 38.92500; -86.21000CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJacksonTownshipOwenElevation879 ft (268 m)ZIP code
47264
FIPS code18-13450[2]GNIS feature ID450782[1]

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

History

Clear Spring was platted in 1839.[3] The community took its name from a spring near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Spring, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 427.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for a spring in the village.
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