Glezen, Indiana

Glezen is an unincorporated community in Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

An old variant name of the community was Hosmer.^[1] Hosmer was laid out in 1854 by Stephen R. Hosmer.^[2] A post office was established under the name Hosmer in 1870, the name was changed to Glezen in 1883, and the post office closed in 1965.^[3] The present name is for the Glezen (or Glezon) family of settlers.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glezen, Indiana
↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 354. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Glezon is the name of a family in the county...

Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Petersburg

City	Petersburg

Towns	Spurgeon Winslow

Townships	Clay Jefferson Lockhart Logan Madison Marion Monroe Patoka Washington

CDP	Otwell

Other unincorporated communities	Alford Algiers Arda Arthur Ashby Yards Augusta Ayrshire Bowman Campbelltown Cato Chandler Coats Spring Coe Enos Corner Glezen Hartwell Hartwell Junction Highbank Town Iva Littles Marysville Muren Oakland City Junction Oatsville Pikeville Rogers Rumble Scottsburg Stendal Survant Union Velpen White Sulphur Springs Whiteoak Willisville Zoar‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°24′59″N 87°18′04″W / 38.41639°N 87.30111°W / 38.41639; -87.30111

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