Pelzer, Indiana

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Pelzer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Pelzer
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
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420 ft (128 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 440986

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

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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 .

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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.


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