Pelzer, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Pelzer, Indiana
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Pelzer
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Warrick
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Boon
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	128
Elevation Ft:	420
Coordinates:	37.9892°N -87.2572°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47601
Area Code:	812, 930
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	440986

Pelzer is an unincorporated community in Boon Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Pelzer in 1898, and remained in operation until 1900.^[2] The community bears the name of a family of settlers.^[3] Frederick William Pelzer, a local Warrick County farmer, immigrated from Germany in 1860.^[4]

Geography

Pelzer is located at 37.9892°N -87.2572°W.

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-07-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
2. Web site: Warrick County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 October 2015.
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. 259. ...named for the local Pelzer family..
4. Book: Fortune, William. Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. 1881. Courier Company. 166.