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Prospect is an unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Prospect, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Prospect
Prospect
Coordinates: 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipFrench Lick
Elevation
[1]
486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47469
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451366

History


The community's original name was New Prospect.[3] New Prospect was laid out in 1836.[4]

A post office was established under the name New Prospect in 1851, but was soon discontinued, in 1853.[5]


Geography


Prospect is located at 38°34′41″N 86°36′51″W.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Prospect, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. 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...
  4. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 506.
  5. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2017.


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