Pike, Indiana

Pike, Indiana
Pike, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Boone County's location in Indiana
	Pike Location in Boone County
	Coordinates: 40°07′27″N 86°28′55″W / 40.12417°N 86.48194°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Township	Washington
Elevation	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
GNIS feature ID	441127

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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Pike, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ 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...
^ Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana. Carlon & Hollenbeck. 1887. p. 35.
^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GNIS-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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v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lebanon
City	Lebanon	Map of Indiana highlighting Boone County
Towns	Advance Jamestown‡ Thorntown Ulen Whitestown Zionsville
Townships	Center Clinton Eagle Harrison Jackson Jefferson Marion Perry Sugar Creek Union Washington Worth
CDP	Elizaville
Other communities	Big Springs Dover Eagle Village Fayette Fox Hollow Gadsden Hazelrigg Max Mechanicsburg Milledgeville New Brunswick Northfield Pike Rosston Royalton Shannondale‡ Stringtown Terhune Ward Waugh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Pike, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Boone County's location in Indiana
Pike Location in Boone County
Coordinates: 40°07′27″N 86°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