Mount Tabor, Indiana

Mount Tabor is an unincorporated community in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Mount Tabor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mount Tabor is located in Indiana
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor is located in the United States
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor
Coordinates: 39°18′41″N 86°38′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipBean Blossom
Elevation
[1]
581 ft (177 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47429
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-51725[2]
GNIS feature ID439704

History

Mount Tabor was platted in 1828.[4][5] The community was named directly or indirectly after Mount Tabor, in the Middle East.[6] A post office was established at Mount Tabor in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1860.[7]

Geography

Mount Tabor is located at 39°18′41″N 86°38′00″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Mount Tabor, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 436.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 491.
  6. 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. Ultimately this name is for the biblical mountain...
  7. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


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