Pelzer, Indiana

Pelzer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°59′21″N87°15′26″W / 37.98917°N 87.25722°W / 37.98917; -87.25722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Township	Boon
Elevation [1]	420 ft (128 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47601
Area codes	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	440986

Pelzer is an unincorporated community in Boon Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

A post office was established at Pelzer in 1898, and remained in operation until 1900. ^[3] The community bears the name of a family of settlers. ^[4] Frederick William Pelzer, a local Warrick County farmer, immigrated from Germany in 1860. ^[5]

Geography

Pelzer is located at 37°59′21″N87°15′26″W / 37.98917°N 87.25722°W / 37.98917; -87.25722 .

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
2. "Pelzer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  259. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Pelzer family.
5. Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p.  166.