Mount Zion, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°39′01″N 85°20′05″W / 40.65028°N 85.33472°W / 40.65028; -85.33472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWellsTownshipJacksonElevation863 ft (263 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46792
FIPS code18-51786[2]GNIS feature ID439724[1]

Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Mount Zion in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[3] The community took its name from the nearby Mount Zion Church.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Zion, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for a church around which the village was built.
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