Littles, Indiana

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Littles, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Littles
Coordinates: 38°24′04″N87°17′14″W / 38.40111°N 87.28722°W / 38.40111; -87.28722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Patoka
Elevation
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505 ft (154 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47598
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID438183 [1]

Littles is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] A post office was established there in 1890, and remained in operation until 1929. [2] The town was named after a coal mine proprietor with the surname Little. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Littles, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. 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.  199. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...man named Little who owned a deep shaft coal mine here.
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