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Organ Springs, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°28′38″N 86°09′52″W / 38.47722°N 86.16444°W / 38.47722; -86.16444
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Organ Springs, Indiana
Organ Springs is located in Washington County, Indiana
Organ Springs
Organ Springs
Location of Organ Springs in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°28′38″N 86°09′52″W / 38.47722°N 86.16444°W / 38.47722; -86.16444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWashington
TownshipHoward
Elevation636 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47167
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID440697[1]

Organ Springs is an unincorporated community in Howard Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History[edit]

Its namesake Organ Spring was so named from the "music" made by the dripping water of a cave.[2]

A post office was established at Organ Springs in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[3]

Geography[edit]

Organ Springs is located at 38°28′38″N 86°09′52″W / 38.47722°N 86.16444°W / 38.47722; -86.16444.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Organ Springs, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 695.
  3. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.