Highbank Town, Indiana

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Highbank Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Highbank Town
Coordinates: 38°30′52″N87°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 ID452178 [1]

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

History

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

  1. 1 2 3 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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