Highbank Town, Indiana

Highbank Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Highbank Town is located in Indiana
Highbank Town
Highbank Town
Highbank Town is located in the United States
Highbank Town
Highbank Town
Coordinates: 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]
446 ft (136 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47564
Area code812
GNIS feature ID452178[1]

Highbank Town is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Formerly known simply as High Banks, the community was so named for its location on a river bluff.[2] A post office called High Banks was established in 1819, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1859.[3] The community was laid out in 1837.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highbank Town, Indiana
  2. ^ 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...
  3. ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 355. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.


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