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Pimento, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W / 39.30944; -87.37917
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Pimento, Indiana
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Pimento is located in Vigo County, Indiana
Pimento
Pimento
Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W / 39.30944; -87.37917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVigo
TownshipLinton
Elevation600 ft (183 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47866[2]
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-59868[3]
GNIS feature ID441145

Pimento is an unincorporated community in Linton Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4] It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Pimento has one listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the Linton Township High School and Community Building.

History

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Formerly known as Hartford, Pimento was laid out in 1852 by Israel French. The name was changed to Pimento when it became a railroad station on the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad. Thomas French made the first location in the place and put up a store. The next year came Harvey Weeks, who became a partner in the store. N. B. Bennett began a drug store in 1865, and then a grocery store. A large flour mill was built in 1877, and a tavern, large dry goods store and blacksmith shop soon followed. A town-house was erected in 1858 and the lower part used as a school house.[5]

The post office at Pimento has been in operation since 1855.[6]

Geography

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Pimento is located at 39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W / 39.30944; -87.37917.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Pimento ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Pimento, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 479.
  6. ^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 14, 2016.