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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Peoga, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 39°20′35″N 86°08′39″W / 39.34306°N 86.14417°W / 39.34306; -86.14417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Brown, Johnson
Township	Hamblen, Hensley
Elevation	1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46181
FIPS code	18-58824
GNIS feature ID	441007

Peoga is an unincorporated community in Brown and Johnson counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Peoga in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. According to one source, Peoga is believed to be derived from an Indian word meaning "village".

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peoga, Indiana
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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. ...some villagers have claimed that Peoga is a Native American word for "village"

External links

Media related to Peoga, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Nashville
Town	Nashville	Map of Indiana highlighting Brown County
Townships	Hamblen Jackson Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Cordry Sweetwater Lakes Helmsburg
Other communities	Beanblossom Becks Grove Belmont Christiansburg Cornelius Elkinsville Fruitdale Gatesville Gnaw Bone Mount Liberty Needmore Peoga‡ Pikes Peak Spearsville Stone Head Story Trevlac
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Franklin
Cities	Franklin Greenwood	Map of Indiana highlighting Johnson County
Towns	Bargersville Edinburgh‡ New Whiteland Prince's Lakes Trafalgar Whiteland
Townships	Blue River Clark Franklin Hensley Needham Nineveh Pleasant Union White River
CDPs	Amity Needham Nineveh
Other communities	Anita Banta‡ Bluff Creek Bud Critchfield Frances Hopewell Kinder Mount Pleasant Old Bargersville Peoga‡ Providence Reds Corner Rocklane Samaria Smith Valley Stones Crossing Urmeyville Waterloo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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