Pikes Peak, Indiana

Pikes Peak
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Pikes Peak Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W / 39.12917°N 86.14139°W / 39.12917; -86.14139Coordinates: 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W / 39.12917°N 86.14139°W / 39.12917; -86.14139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Township	Van Buren
Elevation[1]	600 ft (200 m)
ZIP code	47448
FIPS code	18-59814[2]
GNIS feature ID	449710

Pikes Peak is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, 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.^[3]

A post office was established at Pikes Peak in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[4]

Geography

Pikes Peak is located at 39°07′45″N 86°08′29″W / 39.12917°N 86.14139°W / 39.12917; -86.14139.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Hoosier Folk Legends. Indiana University Press. 1 August 1984. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-20334-1. 
4. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.