Pinhook, Lawrence County, Indiana

Pinhook, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°48′55″N86°21′23″W / 38.81528°N 86.35639°W / 38.81528; -86.35639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Township	Guthrie
Elevation [1]	686 ft (209 m)
ZIP code	47421
FIPS code	18-60120 [2]
GNIS feature ID	441169 [1]

Pinhook is a small unincorporated farming community in Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. It consists of two churches (Pinhook Church of Christ and Pinhook Christian Church), a cemetery, and several small farms and homesteads.

History

Two legends describe how Pinhook got its unique name. One states that because the roads leading to it are quite curvy, they reminded people of hooked pins.^{[ citation needed ]}

The other states that the local general store, around 1900, had lost its liquor license, and in order to keep serving alcohol hooked pins around drink glasses. The proprietor would then sell these "Pin-Hooked" glasses, and throw in a drink for good measure. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinhook, Lawrence County, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Grazer, Florence Elise (1957). "A study of place names in Lawrence County, Indiana". Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Indiana State University. p. 18-19. Retrieved August 19, 2025.