Peoga, Indiana
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Brown, Johnson
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|subdivision_name3 = Hamblen, Hensley
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Peoga is an unincorporated community in Brown and Johnson counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
A post office was established at Peoga in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Johnson&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Johnson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 November 2014}} According to one source, Peoga is believed to be derived from an Indian word meaning "village".{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n276 259]|quote=...some villagers have claimed that Peoga is a Native American word for "village"}}
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{{Brown County, Indiana}}
{{Johnson County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area
Category:1898 establishments in Indiana
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