Pikeville, Indiana

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Pikeville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°19′19″N87°06′41″W / 38.32194°N 87.11139°W / 38.32194; -87.11139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Lockhart
Elevation
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476 ft (145 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47590
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID441138 [1]

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

History

Pikeville was laid out in 1859. [2] The community took its name from Pike County. [3] A post office was established at Pikeville in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeville, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 353. ISBN   978-5-87521-222-2.
  3. ↑ 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 Pike County.
  4. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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