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Pike, Indiana

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Pike, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Boone County's location in Indiana
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Pike
Location in Boone County
Coordinates: 40°07′27″N86°28′55″W / 40.12417°N 86.48194°W / 40.12417; -86.48194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Boone
Township Washington
Elevation
[1]
915 ft (279 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46052
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-59706 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441127

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

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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″N86°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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