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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Mount Olympus, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°26′50″N 87°28′30″W / 38.44722°N 87.47500°W / 38.44722; -87.47500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
TownshipWashington
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code47640
FIPS code18-51480
GNIS feature ID439635

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

Geography

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

Education

Washington Township is in North Gibson School Corporation.

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

References

  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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