Prospect,_Indiana

Prospect, Indiana

Prospect, Indiana

Census designated place in Indiana, United States

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

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


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