Prospect, Indiana

Prospect, Indiana
Census designated place
Prospect is located in Indiana
Prospect
Prospect
Prospect is located in the United States
Prospect
Prospect
Coordinates: 38°35′07″N 86°36′49″W / 38.58528°N 86.61361°W / 38.58528; -86.61361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipFrench Lick
Elevation
[1]
568 ft (173 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47469
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID2830485[1]

Prospect is a Census designated place in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

The community's original name was New Prospect.[2] New Prospect was laid out in 1836.[3]

A post office was established under the name New Prospect in 1851, but was soon discontinued, in 1853.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect, Indiana
  2. ^ 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...
  3. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 506.
  4. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2017.


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