Epsom, Indiana
Epsom | |
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812 | |
GNIS feature ID | 434222[1] |
Epsom is an
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Epsom, Indiana
- ^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. p. 707.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 120.
- ^ "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Epsom, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons