Old Pekin, Indiana

Old Pekin, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Washington County's location in Indiana
Old Pekin, Indiana Old Pekin's location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°29′50″N 86°00′12″W / 38.49722°N 86.00333°W / 38.49722; -86.00333Coordinates: 38°29′50″N 86°00′12″W / 38.49722°N 86.00333°W / 38.49722; -86.00333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Township	Polk
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
ZIP code	47165
GNIS feature ID	0449044^[1]

Old Pekin (also referred to a Pekin and Pekin Station) is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States, just southeast of the larger incorporated town of New Pekin. It is the site of Eastern High School. Pekin is known for having the nation's longest running consecutive Fourth of July celebration.^[2]

References

↑ "Old Pekin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "Pekin Fourth of July Parade - A Local Legacy". America's Library. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City	Salem

Towns	Campbellsburg Fredericksburg Hardinsburg Little York Livonia New Pekin Saltillo

Townships	Brown Franklin Gibson Howard Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Pierce Polk Posey Vernon Washington

Unincorporated communities	Becks Mill Blue River Bunker Hill Canton Claysville Daisy Hill Fairview Farabee Haleysbury Harristown Highland Hitchcock Kossuth Martinsburg McKinley Millport Mount Carmel New Liberty New Philadelphia New Salem Old Pekin Organ Springs Plattsburg Prowsville Pumpkin Center Rosebud Rush Creek Valley Smedley South Boston

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