De Gonia Springs, Indiana

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De Gonia Springs
De Gonia Springs is located in Indiana
De Gonia Springs
De Gonia Springs
Coordinates: 38°03′16″N 87°11′10″W / 38.05444°N 87.18611°W / 38.05444; -87.18611Coordinates: 38°03′16″N 87°11′10″W / 38.05444°N 87.18611°W / 38.05444; -87.18611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
TownshipSkelton
Elevation426 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area code(s)812
GNIS feature ID433380

De Gonia Springs is an unincorporated community in Skelton Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

A post office was established at De Gonia Springs in 1879, and remained in operation until 1926.[3] The waters of the nearby spring were once believed to hold medicinal qualities.[4]

Geography[]

De Gonia Springs is located at

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38°03′16″N 87°11′10″W / 38.05444°N 87.18611°W / 38.05444; -87.18611.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  2. ^ "De Gonia Springs, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  3. ^ "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...mineral water: it was supposedly magical...


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