Mount Zion, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Mount Zion, Indiana
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Wells County
Pushpin Label:Mount Zion
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mount Zion in Wells County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wells
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.6503°N -85.3347°W
Elevation Ft:863
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46792
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-51786[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:439724

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

History

A post office was established at Mount Zion in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Mount Zion Church.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Wells County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 7, 2016.
  3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 231. The name is for a church around which the village was built..