Springville, LaPorte County, Indiana

Springville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
The Springville Free Methodist Church, built in 1891.
The Springville Free Methodist Church, built in 1891.
Springville is located in Indiana
Springville
Springville
Springville is located in the United States
Springville
Springville
Coordinates: 41°41′07″N 86°44′12″W / 41.68528°N 86.73667°W / 41.68528; -86.73667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
TownshipSpringfield
Elevation
[1]
771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code
46350
Area code219
GNIS feature ID444019[1]

Springville is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in northern LaPorte County, Indiana, at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana Route 39, less than one mile north of the LaPorte exit on the Indiana Toll Road. It took its name from a large spring that formerly flowed near the town.[2]

Springville is the site of the Springville Free Methodist Church, built in 1891.[3] Businesses in the town include two large gas stations serving highway travelers, and a large mobile home park. Springville is part of the Michigan City Area Schools school district.

The Springville area was originally almost entirely forest, but is now a mixture of forest and farmland.[4][5] The town stands on a low hill that divides the watershed of Trail Creek from the Galena River, which rises a short distance to the east in the Springfield Fen, which provides habitat for a variety of rare plants and animals.[6][4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springville, LaPorte County, Indiana
  2. ^ Packard 1876, p. 128.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference portable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Mierzwa 2005, p. 68.
  5. ^ LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District 2009, p. 13.
  6. ^ LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District 2009, p. 2.