Occident, Indiana

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Occident, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°41′28″N 85°28′42″W / 39.69111°N 85.47833°W / 39.69111; -85.47833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Township	Jackson
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46173
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	440496

Occident is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Occident was known as Tail Holt until 1882.

A post office was established at Occident in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.

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