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Mount Olympus, Indiana

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Mount Olympus, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mount Olympus is located in Indiana
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is located in the United States
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
Coordinates: 38°26′50″N 87°28′30″W / 38.44722°N 87.47500°W / 38.44722; -87.47500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
TownshipWashington
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code
47640
FIPS code18-51480[1]
GNIS feature ID439635[2]

Mount Olympus is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana. It was formerly called Ennes.[3] A post office called Ennes operated from 1879 until 1883.[4]

Geography

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Mount Olympus is located at 38°26′50″N 87°28′30″W / 38.44722°N 87.47500°W / 38.44722; -87.47500.

Education

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Washington Township is in North Gibson School Corporation.[5]

Prior to 1965, students were zoned to Mount Olympus High School. That year, it merged into Princeton Community High School.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Mount Olympus, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Originally, this village was called Ennes...
  4. ^ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gibson County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  6. ^ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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