Highbank Town, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Highbank Town, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Highbank Town

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Coordinates: 38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.51444°N 87.15028°W﻿ / 38.51444; -87.15028
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Pike
Township| Jefferson
Elevation

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| 446 ft (136 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47564

Area code| 812
GNIS feature ID| 452178[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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Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Petersburg

City|

* Petersburg

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Towns|

* Spurgeon
* Winslow

Townships|

* Clay
* Jefferson
* Lockhart
* Logan
* Madison
* Marion
* Monroe
* Patoka
* Washington

CDPs|

* Alford
* Arthur
* Glezen
* Otwell
* Stendal
* Velpen

Other
communities|

* Algiers
* Arda
* Augusta
* Ayrshire
* Bowman
* Campbelltown
* Cato
* Chandler
* Coats Spring
* Coe
* Enos Corner
* Hartwell
* Highbank Town
* Iva
* Littles
* Marysville
* Muren
* Oatsville‡
* Pikeville
* Rogers
* Rumble
* Scottsburg
* Survant
* Union
* West Petersburg
* White Sulphur Springs
* Whiteoak
* Willisville
* Zoar‡

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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