Pumpkin Center, Orange County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°35′22″N86°21′52″W / 38.58944°N 86.36444°W / 38.58944; -86.36444 Coordinates: 38°35′22″N86°21′52″W / 38.58944°N 86.36444°W / 38.58944; -86.36444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Northeast
Elevation
[1]
702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47452
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451371 [1]

Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community in Northeast Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The community was probably so named from its location in a pumpkin growing district. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pumpkin Center, Orange County, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  273. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably celebrates the large pumpkin crops grown here...