Pumpkin Center, Orange County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°35′22″N 86°21′52″W / 38.58944°N 86.36444°W / 38.58944; -86.36444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyOrangeTownshipNortheastElevation702 ft (214 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47452
Area code(s)812, 930GNIS 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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