Ayrshire, Indiana

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Ayrshire, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°22′19″N87°14′27″W / 38.37194°N 87.24083°W / 38.37194; -87.24083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Patoka
Elevation
[1]
515 ft (157 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47598
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID430370 [1]

Ayrshire is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Ayrshire in 1886, and remained in operation until 1917. [2] The community probably took its name from Ayrshire, in Scotland. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ayrshire, Indiana
  2. "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  57. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Probably the name comes from the county in Scotland.


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