Clear Spring is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Clear Spring, Indiana | |
|---|---|
  Clear Spring  Clear Spring | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′30″N 86°12′36″W / 38.92500°N 86.21000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Owen |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| ZIP code | 47264 |
| FIPS code | 18-13450[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 450782[1] |
History
editClear Spring was platted in 1839.[3] The community took its name from a spring near the original town site.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Spring, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 427.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for a spring in the village.
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