Union, Indiana

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Union, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Union
Coordinates: 38°27′55″N87°26′05″W / 38.46528°N 87.43472°W / 38.46528; -87.43472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Clay
Elevation
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469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47640
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID445046 [1]

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

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History

A post office was established at Union in 1845, and remained in operation until 1955. [2] The community may be named after Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the native home of an early settler. [3]

Education

There is one school district in the county, Pike County School Corporation. [4]

Prior to 1937, Union had its own high school. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the Eagles. In 1937 students were moved to Petersburg High School. That school, in turn, merged into Pike Central High School in 1974. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  329. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Allegedly James Oliphant named this village for his hometown, Unionville, Pennsylvania.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
  5. ↑ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living . Evansville, Indiana . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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