Pike, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°07′27″N 86°28′55″W / 40.12417°N 86.48194°W / 40.12417; -86.48194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBooneTownshipWashingtonElevation915 ft (279 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46052
Area code765FIPS code18-59706[2]GNIS feature ID441127

Pike is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

The first post office at Pike was called Pikes Crossing, in 1885.[4] It was so named from its location at the crossing of a turnpike.[5] The post office was later renamed Pike, and was discontinued in 1900.[6]

Geography

Pike is located at 40°07′27″N 86°28′55″W / 40.12417°N 86.48194°W / 40.12417; -86.48194.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Pike, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established as Pikes Crossing...
  5. ^ Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana. Carlon & Hollenbeck. 1887. p. 35.
  6. ^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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