Quercus Grove, Indiana

Quercus Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Quercus Grove is located in Indiana
Quercus Grove
Quercus Grove
Quercus Grove is located in the United States
Quercus Grove
Quercus Grove
Coordinates: 38°51′12″N 84°55′22″W / 38.85333°N 84.92278°W / 38.85333; -84.92278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipPosey
Elevation
[1]
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47040
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID441694[1]

Quercus Grove is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Quercus Grove was platted in 1816.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Bark Works.[3]

A post office was established at Quercus Grove in 1822, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quercus Grove, Indiana
  2. ^ Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 154.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Quercus Grove - Variant Citation". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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