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Welcome to Pony ...

Pony is located in Jay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pony, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Pony is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pony lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pony - they are located in Montana, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pony.

Communities near Pony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pony.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pony.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pony. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pony.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pony. See our Newspapers Page for Pony.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pony ...

Looking for more information about Pony? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pony, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pony.

Adding Pony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pony in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pony was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pony post office opened in 1886. The Pony post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/