Pelzer,_Indiana

Pelzer, Indiana

Pelzer, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

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″N 87°15′26″W.

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Pelzer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. [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. [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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