Mount Olympus, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Mount Olympus, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Mount Olympus

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Coordinates: 38°26′50″N 87°28′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.44722°N 87.47500°W﻿ / 38.44722; -87.47500
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Gibson
Township| Washington
Elevation

| 528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code|

47640

FIPS code| 18-51480[1]
GNIS feature ID| 439635[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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Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Princeton

Cities|

* Princeton
* Oakland City

Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County

Towns|

* Fort Branch
* Francisco
* Haubstadt
* Hazleton
* Mackey
* Owensville
* Patoka
* Somerville

Townships|

* Barton
* Center
* Columbia
* Johnson
* Montgomery
* Patoka
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* White River

CDPs|

* Buckskin
* Johnson

Other
communities|

* Crawleyville
* Dongola
* Douglas
* Durham
* East Mount Carmel
* Giro
* Gudgel
* King
* Lyles Station
* McGary
* Mount Olympus
* Mounts
* Oatsville‡
* Saint James
* Skelton
* Snake Run
* Warrenton
* Wheeling
* White River

Ghost town|

* Port Gibson

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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