Pikeville, Indiana

For other places with this name, see Pikeville.

Pikeville is an unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Pikeville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°19′19″N 87°06′41″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Township	Lockhart
Elevation [1]	476 ft (145 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47590
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	441138[1]

History

Pikeville was laid out in 1859.^[2] The community took its name from Pike County.^[3] A post office was established at Pikeville in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeville, Indiana
2. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 353. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Pike County.
4. "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.