Prosperity, Indiana

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Prosperity
Unincorporated community
Prosperity is located in Indiana
Prosperity
Prosperity
Coordinates: 40°10′45″N 85°40′19″W / 40.17917°N 85.67194°W / 40.17917; -85.67194Coordinates: 40°10′45″N 85°40′19″W / 40.17917°N 85.67194°W / 40.17917; -85.67194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMadison
TownshipLafayette
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code
46012
FIPS code18-62163[2]
GNIS feature ID441612

Prosperity is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History[]

Prosperity was founded around the time the canal was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Prosperity in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1875.

The town of Prosperity appeared on the hit TV show 'Supernatural' season 7, episode 5.[4]

Geography[]

Prosperity is located at

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40°10′45″N 85°40′19″W / 40.17917°N 85.67194°W / 40.17917; -85.67194.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 88.
  4. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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