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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Zoar, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 87°04′23″W / 38.26917°N 87.07306°W / 38.26917; -87.07306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dubois, Pike
Township	Cass, Lockhart
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47590
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	446487

Zoar is an unincorporated community in Pike and Dubois counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A church at Zoar was built in 1871, and its schoolhouse was built in 1897. A post office was established at Zoar in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. The community was likely named after Zoar, Ohio.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zoar, Indiana
Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 368.
"Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...founded at Zoar, Ohio in 1817.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jasper
Cities	Huntingburg Jasper	Map of Indiana highlighting Dubois County
Towns	Birdseye Ferdinand Holland
Townships	Bainbridge Boone Cass Columbia Ferdinand Hall Harbison Jackson Jefferson Madison Marion Patoka
CDPs	Bretzville Celestine Dubois Haysville Ireland Saint Anthony Schnellville
Other communities	Crystal Cuzco Dubois Crossroads Duff Hillham Johnsburg Kellerville Kyana Mentor Millersport Portersville Saint Henry Saint Marks Zoar‡
Ghost town	Ellsworth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Petersburg
City	Petersburg	Map of Indiana highlighting Pike County
Towns	Spurgeon Winslow
Townships	Clay Jefferson Lockhart Logan Madison Marion Monroe Patoka Washington
CDPs	Alford Arthur Glezen Otwell Stendal Velpen
Other communities	Algiers Arda Augusta Ayrshire Bowman Campbelltown Cato Chandler Coats Spring Coe Enos Corner Hartwell Highbank Town Iva Littles Marysville Muren Oatsville‡ Pikeville Rogers Rumble Scottsburg Survant Union West Petersburg White Sulphur Springs Whiteoak Willisville Zoar‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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