Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Mount Tabor is an unincorporated community in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Mount Tabor was platted in 1828.[3][4] The community was named directly or indirectly after Mount Tabor, in the Middle East.[5] A post office was established at Mount Tabor in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1860.[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Tabor, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 436.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 491.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
