Pikes Peak, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Pikes Peak, Indiana
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Brown County
Pushpin Label:Pikes Peak
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brown County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Van Buren
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.1292°N -86.1414°W
Elevation Ft:604
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47448
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-59814[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:449710

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

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.[2]

A post office was established at Pikes Peak in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Hoosier Folk Legends. 1 August 1984. Indiana University Press. 0-253-20334-1. 27.
  3. Web site: Brown County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014.