Silex, Indiana
Silex is located in Indiana
Silex
Silex
Silex is located in the United States
Silex
Silex
Coordinates: 39°21′38″N 86°39′35″W / 39.36056°N 86.65972°W / 39.36056; -86.65972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipWayne
Elevation600 ft (183 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47433
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID443485

Silex is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of Wayne Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies on County Road 490 North (a.k.a. Lingle Road) just east of Indiana Highway 67, which is a community about ten miles northeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 600 feet (183 m), and it is located at 39°21′38″N 86°39′35″W / 39.36056°N 86.65972°W / 39.36056; -86.65972 (39.3606017 -86.6597248).

Geography

  • This community lies on the west side of Indian Creek, which flows south into the White River.

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. "Silex, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-319-2


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