Mount Zion, Indiana

Mount Zion
Unincorporated community

Wells County's location in Indiana
Mount Zion

Location of Mount Zion in Wells County

Coordinates: 40°39′01″N 85°20′05″W / 40.65028°N 85.33472°W / 40.65028; -85.33472Coordinates: 40°39′01″N 85°20′05″W / 40.65028°N 85.33472°W / 40.65028; -85.33472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wells
Township Jackson
Elevation[1] 863 ft (263 m)
ZIP code 46792
FIPS code 18-51786[2]
GNIS feature ID 439724

Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

A post office was established at Mount Zion in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[4] The community took its name from the nearby Mount Zion Church.[5]

Geography

Mount Zion is located at 40°39′01″N 85°20′05″W / 40.65028°N 85.33472°W / 40.65028; -85.33472.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Mount Zion, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for a church around which the village was built.


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