Pigeon, Indiana

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Pigeon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Pigeon
Coordinates: 38°06′00″N87°04′00″W / 38.10000°N 87.06667°W / 38.10000; -87.06667 Coordinates: 38°06′00″N87°04′00″W / 38.10000°N 87.06667°W / 38.10000; -87.06667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Jackson
Elevation
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397 ft (121 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47637
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 447652

Pigeon is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A post office was established at Pigeon in 1883, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The community took its name from the nearby Little Pigeon Creek. [4]

Geography

Pigeon is located at 38°06′00″N87°04′00″W / 38.10000°N 87.06667°W / 38.10000; -87.06667 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Pigeon, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 263. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ....named for Little Pigeon Creek...



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