Organ Springs, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°28′38″N 86°09′52″W / 38.47722°N 86.16444°W / 38.47722; -86.16444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWashingtonTownshipHowardElevation636 ft (194 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47167
Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID440697[1]

Organ Springs is an unincorporated community in Howard Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Its namesake Organ Spring was so named from the "music" made by the dripping water of a cave.[2]

A post office was established at Organ Springs in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[3]

Geography

Organ Springs is located at 38°28′38″N 86°09′52″W / 38.47722°N 86.16444°W / 38.47722; -86.16444.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Organ Springs, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 695.
  3. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.


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