Zoar, Indiana

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Zoar, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°16′09″N87°04′23″W / 38.26917°N 87.07306°W / 38.26917; -87.07306 Coordinates: 38°16′09″N87°04′23″W / 38.26917°N 87.07306°W / 38.26917; -87.07306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois, Pike
Township Cass, Lockhart
Elevation
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564 ft (172 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47590
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 446487

Zoar is an unincorporated community in Pike and Dubois counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A church at Zoar was built in 1871, and its schoolhouse was built in 1897. [3] A post office was established at Zoar in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4] The community was likely named after Zoar, Ohio. [5]

Geography

Zoar is located at 38°16′09″N87°04′23″W / 38.26917°N 87.07306°W / 38.26917; -87.07306 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Zoar, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp.  368.
  4. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  357. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...founded at Zoar, Ohio in 1817.


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