Official Name: | Devore, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Devore |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Owen |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Taylor |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 230 |
Elevation Ft: | 755 |
Coordinates: | 39.4297°N -86.7528°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47456 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 433516 |
Devore is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of Taylor Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies just south of the intersection of County Road 1000 North and County Road 100 East (a.k.a. Tower Road and Devore Road), which is a community about ten miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 755 feet (230 m), and it is located at 39.4297°N -86.7528°W (39.4297683 -86.7527843). This community is also known as Mill Grove.[2]
Devore was originally called Mill Grove, and under the latter name was laid out in 1835.[3] A post office opened under the Devore name in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4]