Stacer, Indiana

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Stacer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Stacer
Coordinates: 38°08′54″N87°33′56″W / 38.14833°N 87.56556°W / 38.14833; -87.56556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vanderburgh
Township Scott
Elevation
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453 ft (138 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47710
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID444041 [1]

Stacer is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Nash Depot. [2]

A post office was established under the name Nash Depot in 1854, and operated until it was discontinued in 1875. Another post office opened under the name Stacer in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920. [3] The community was named for Frederick Stacer, an early settler. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stacer, Indiana
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Stacer - Variant Citation" . Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vanderburgh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Exploring Indiana Highways: Trip Trivia. Exploring America's Highway. 2007. p. 234. ISBN   978-0-9744358-3-1.
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