[1] At the turn of the 20th century, the location of the springs, which contained iron salts known as chalybeate, long thought to be health-restoring, was a popular resort.
Since 2000, Chalybeate is home to the South Edmonson Elementary School.
[6] All secondary students in the community attend Edmonson County Middle and High Schools in Brownsville.
Chalybeate does not have a post office of its own; the community uses Smiths Grove's ZIP code 42171 by default.
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