Glezen, Indiana
Glezen, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°25′03″N 87°18′25″W / 38.41750°N 87.30694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Patoka |
Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47567 |
Area code | 812 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830494[1] |
Glezen is a Census designated place in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]An old variant name of the community was called Hosmer.[1] Hosmer was laid out in 1854 by Stephen R. Hosmer.[2] A post office was established under the name Hosmer in 1870, the name was changed to Glezen in 1883, and the post office closed in 1965.[3] The present name is for the Glezen (or Glezon) family of settlers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glezen, Indiana
- ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 354. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
Glezon is the name of a family in the county...