Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
| Highbank Town, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W / 38.51444°N 87.15028°W / 38.51444; -87.15028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Pike |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47564 |
| Area code | 812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 452178 |
Highbank Town is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Formerly known simply as High Banks, the community was so named for its location on a river bluff. A post office called High Banks was established in 1819, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1859. The community was laid out in 1837.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highbank Town, Indiana
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...called High Banks, descriptive of the village's location on the high banks...
- "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 355. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
| Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Petersburg | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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