Zoar, Indiana

Zoar is an unincorporated community in Dubois County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Zoar was likely named after Zoar, Ohio.[2]

A church at Zoar was built in 1871, and its schoolhouse was built in 1897.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zoar, Indiana
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. p. 368.

Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 87°04′23″W / 38.26917°N 87.07306°W