Mauzy, Indiana

Mauzy, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mauzy is located in Indiana
Mauzy
Mauzy
Mauzy is located in the United States
Mauzy
Mauzy
Coordinates: 39°37′28″N 85°20′18″W / 39.62444°N 85.33833°W / 39.62444; -85.33833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipUnion
Elevation
[1]
1,047 ft (319 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46173
Area code765
GNIS feature ID438744[1]

Mauzy is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

An old variant name of the community was Griffin Station.[1] William Mauzy worked as a teacher near the old Griffin Station.[2]

A post office was established at Mauzy in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mauzy, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 812.
  3. ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.


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