Quercus Grove, Indiana

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Quercus Grove, Indiana
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Quercus Grove
Coordinates: 38°51′12″N84°55′22″W / 38.85333°N 84.92278°W / 38.85333; -84.92278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Posey
Elevation
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876 ft (267 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47040
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID441694 [1]

Quercus Grove is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Quercus Grove was platted in 1816. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Bark Works. [3]

A post office was established at Quercus Grove in 1822, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quercus Grove, Indiana
  2. Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 154.
  3. "USGS detail on Quercus Grove - Variant Citation" . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.