Mauzy, Indiana

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Mauzy, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Mauzy
Coordinates: 39°37′28″N85°20′18″W / 39.62444°N 85.33833°W / 39.62444; -85.33833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Township Union
Elevation
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1,047 ft (319 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46173
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID438744 [1]

Mauzy is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was Griffin Station. [1] William Mauzy worked as a teacher near the old Griffin Station. [2]

A post office was established at Mauzy in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mauzy, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 812.
  3. ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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