Highbank Town, Indiana

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Highbank Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Highbank Town is located in Indiana
Highbank Town
Highbank Town
Coordinates: 38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W / 38.51444°N 87.15028°W / 38.51444; -87.15028Coordinates: 38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W / 38.51444°N 87.15028°W / 38.51444; -87.15028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPike
TownshipJefferson
Elevation
[1]
443 ft (135 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47564
Area code(s)812
GNIS feature ID452178

Highbank Town is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

Formerly known simply as High Banks, the community was so named for its location on a river bluff.[3] A post office called High Banks was established in 1819, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1859.[4] The community was laid out in 1837.[5]

Geography[]

Highbank Town is located at

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38°30′52″N 87°09′01″W / 38.51444°N 87.15028°W / 38.51444; -87.15028.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Highbank Town, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 355. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.


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