Pembroke, Indiana

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Pembroke, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Pembroke
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Pembroke
Coordinates: 41°06′01″N87°16′37″W / 41.10028°N 87.27694°W / 41.10028; -87.27694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Newton
Township Lincoln
Elevation
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686 ft (209 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47943
Area code 219
GNIS feature ID446685 [1]

Pembroke is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The community was likely named after Pembroke, in Wales. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pembroke, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  259. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village may have been named for the Welsh county or town...


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