Pimento, Indiana
Pimento, Indiana | |
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![]() Vigo County's location in Indiana | |
![]() ![]() Pimento Location in Vigo County, Indiana | |
Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°WCoordinates: 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vigo |
Township | Linton |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47802 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-59868[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441145 |
Pimento is an unincorporated community in Linton Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pimento has one listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the Linton Township High School and Community Building.
History[]
Formerly known as Hartford, Pimento was laid out in 1852 by Israel French. The name was changed to Pimento when it became a railroad station on the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad. Thomas French made the first location in the place and put up a store. The next year came Harvey Weeks, who became a partner in the store. N. B. Bennett began a drug store in 1865, and then a grocery store. A large flour mill was built in 1877, and a tavern, large dry goods store and blacksmith shop soon followed. A town-house was erected in 1858 and the lower part used as a school house.[4]
The post office at Pimento has been in operation since 1855.[5]
Geography[]
Pimento is located at 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Pimento, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 479.
- ^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- Unincorporated communities in Vigo County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Terre Haute metropolitan area
- Vigo County, Indiana geography stubs