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Pelzer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°59′21″N 87°15′26″W / 37.98917°N 87.25722°W / 37.98917; -87.25722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Township	Boon
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47601
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	440986

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

History

A post office was established at Pelzer in 1898, and remained in operation until 1900. The community bears the name of a family of settlers. Frederick William Pelzer, a local Warrick County farmer, immigrated from Germany in 1860.

Geography

Pelzer is located at 37°59′21″N 87°15′26″W / 37.98917°N 87.25722°W / 37.98917; -87.25722.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
2. "Pelzer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Boonville
City	Boonville
Towns	Chandler Elberfeld Lynnville Newburgh Tennyson
Townships	Anderson Boon Campbell Greer Hart Lane Ohio Owen Pigeon Skelton
CDP	Folsomville
Other communities	Ash Iron Springs Baugh City Bullocktown Center Dayville De Gonia Springs Dickeyville Eames Eby Fisherville Graham Valley Greenbrier Heilman Hemenway Hillcrest Terrace Jarretts Jockey Millersburg New Hope Paradise Pelzer Red Bush Rolling Acres Rosebud Rustic Hills Saint John Scalesville Selvin Stanley Stevenson Turpin Hill Vanada Victoria Wheatonville Yankeetown
Ghost towns	Loafers Station
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