Springfield, Posey County, Indiana

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Springfield
Unincorporated community
Springfield is located in Indiana
Springfield
Springfield
Coordinates: 38°02′33″N 87°52′13″W / 38.04250°N 87.87028°W / 38.04250; -87.87028Coordinates: 38°02′33″N 87°52′13″W / 38.04250°N 87.87028°W / 38.04250; -87.87028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipLynn
Elevation
[1]
440 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47631
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID444010

Springfield is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

Springfield was platted in 1817.[3] The community served from its beginning until 1825 as the county seat, but when the seat was transferred to Mount Vernon in 1825, business activity shifted elsewhere, and the town's population dwindled.[4] A post office was established at Springfield in 1818, and remained in operation until 1828.[5]

Geography[]

Springfield is located at

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38°02′33″N 87°52′13″W / 38.04250°N 87.87028°W / 38.04250; -87.87028.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Springfield, Posey County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  3. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 411.
  4. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 121.
  5. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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