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Highbank Town, Indiana

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Highbank Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Highbank Town is located in Indiana
Highbank Town
Highbank Town
Highbank Town is located in the United States
Highbank Town
Highbank Town
Coordinates: 38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W / 38.51444°N 87.15028°W / 38.51444; -87.15028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPike
TownshipJefferson
Elevation
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446 ft (136 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47564
Area code812
GNIS feature ID452178[1]

Highbank Town is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Formerly known simply as High Banks, the community was so named for its location on a river bluff.[2] A post office called High Banks was established in 1819, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1859.[3] The community was laid out in 1837.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highbank Town, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...called High Banks, descriptive of the village's location on the high banks...
  3. ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 355. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.


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