Mentor, Indiana

Mentor is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Mentor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mentor
Mentor
Coordinates: 38°18′59″N 86°43′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipJefferson
Elevation741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47513
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-48420[2]
GNIS feature ID451211

History

Mentor was founded in 1881 by Francis M. Sanders. Sanders, an admirer of President James A. Garfield, named the settlement for Garfield's hometown of Mentor, Ohio.[4]

An old variant name of the community was called Altoga. A post office ran with this name from 1883 to 1908.[5]

Geography

Mentor is located at 38°18′59″N 86°43′08″W.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Mentor, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 363.
  5. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2017.



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