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Pelzer is an unincorporated community in Boon Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Pelzer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pelzer
Pelzer
Coordinates: 37°59′21″N 87°15′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
TownshipBoon
Elevation
[1]
420 ft (128 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47601
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID440986

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Pelzer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  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. 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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