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
Mount Tabor
Coordinates: 39°18′41″N 86°38′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipBean Blossom
Elevation581 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 2017-05-09.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 5 September 2015.


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