Pilot Knob, Indiana

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Pilot Knob
Unincorporated community
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Pilot Knob
Coordinates: 38°16′57″N86°20′59″W / 38.28250°N 86.34972°W / 38.28250; -86.34972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Crawford
Township Jennings
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
ZIP code
47145
FIPS code 18-59850 [2]
GNIS feature ID449711 [1]

Pilot Knob is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Pilot Knob in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. [3] Pilot Knob is also the name of a nearby knob, or, prominent hill. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Knob, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p.  107.


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