Blocher, Indiana

Blocher, Indiana
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Blocher is located in Indiana
Blocher
Blocher
Blocher is located in the United States
Blocher
Blocher
Coordinates: 38°43′13″N 85°39′19″W / 38.72028°N 85.65528°W / 38.72028; -85.65528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyScott
TownshipJohnson
Elevation
[1]
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47138
Area codes812, 930
FIPS code18-5680[2]
GNIS feature ID2830524[1]

Blocher is a census-designated place in Johnson Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Blocher was founded in 1860 by Daniel Blocher.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Holman Station.[4]

A post office was established under the name Holman Station in 1870, was renamed Blocher in 1888, and operated until it was discontinued in 1965.[5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Blocher as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blocher, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out in 1860 and named for Daniel Blocher, founder.
  4. ^ "USGS detail on Blocher - Variant Citation". Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Scott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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