Pumpkin Center, Orange County, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Washington County, see Pumpkin Center, Washington County, Indiana.

Pumpkin Center
Unincorporated community
Pumpkin Center is located in Indiana
Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center is located in the United States
Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center
Coordinates: 38°35′22″N 86°21′52″W / 38.58944°N 86.36444°W / 38.58944; -86.36444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipNortheast
Elevation
[1]
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47452
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451371[1]

Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community in Northeast Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

The community was probably so named from its location in a pumpkin growing district.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pumpkin Center, Orange County, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably celebrates the large pumpkin crops grown here...


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