Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
| Mount Zion, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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 Wells County's location in Indiana | |
  Mount ZionLocation of Mount Zion in Wells County | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46792 |
| FIPS code | 18-51786 |
| GNIS feature ID | 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. The community took its name from the nearby Mount Zion Church.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Zion, Indiana
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- 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.
| Municipalities and communities of Wells County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Bluffton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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