Mount Zion, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Fulton County, see Mount Zion, Fulton County, Indiana .

Mount Zion, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Abandoned Post Office in Mount Zion
Wells County's location in Indiana
Mount Zion Location of Mount Zion in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°39′01″N85°20′05″W / 40.65028°N 85.33472°W / 40.65028; -85.33472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Township	Jackson
Elevation [1]	863 ft (263 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46792
FIPS code	18-51786 [2]
GNIS feature ID	439724 [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. 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.