Pinch, Indiana

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Pinch, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Pinch
Coordinates: 40°06′24″N85°08′47″W / 40.10667°N 85.14639°W / 40.10667; -85.14639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Stoney Creek
Elevation
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1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47340
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID441146 [1]

Pinch is an unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

According to tradition, Pinch was so named because money was scarce in that community. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinch, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  264. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...because everybody was short of spondulix [cash].


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