Glezen, Indiana

Glezen is a Census designated place in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

Glezen, Indiana
Glezen is located in Indiana
Glezen
Glezen
Glezen is located in the United States
Glezen
Glezen
Coordinates: 38°25′03″N 87°18′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPike
TownshipPatoka
Elevation479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47567
Area code812
GNIS feature ID2830494[1]

History

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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glezen, Indiana
  2. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 354. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
  3. "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. 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...


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