Country United States County Dubois Time zone EST (UTC-5) Elevation 226 m | State Indiana Township Jefferson ZIP code 47513 Local time Saturday 10:57 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 66% Humidity |
Mentor is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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Map of Mentor, IN 47513, USA
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.
An old variant name of the community was called Altoga. A post office ran with this name from 1883 to 1908.
Geography
Mentor is located at 38°18′59″N 86°43′08″W.
References
Mentor, Indiana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA