Epsom, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°47′07″N 87°03′47″W / 38.78528°N 87.06306°W / 38.78528; -87.06306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDaviessTownshipBogardElevation509 ft (155 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47568
Area code812GNIS feature ID434222[1]

Epsom is an unincorporated community in Bogard Township, Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

The first settlement at Epsom was made about 1815.[2] The community took its name from a nearby well containing water which tasted of epsom salts.[3]

A post office was established at Epsom in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epsom, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. p. 707.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 120.
  4. ^ "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

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