Pikes Peak, Indiana

Pikes Peak is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Pikes Peak, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Brown County's location in Indiana
Pikes Peak is located in Brown County, Indiana
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
[1]
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47448
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-59814[2]
GNIS feature ID449710

History

According to legend, James Ward was intent on moving to Colorado. He wrote on the side of his conestoga wagon "Pikes Peak or Bust". Miller made it out of Columbus to the area now known as Pikes Peak. To save face he called his store Pikes Peak and the name stuck.[4]

A post office was established at Pikes Peak in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

Geography

Pikes Peak is located at 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Pikes Peak, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. Hoosier Folk Legends. Indiana University Press. August 1, 1984. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-20334-1.
  5. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.


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