PUMPKIN CENTER ORANGE COUNTY INDIANA Latitude and Longitude:

38°35′22″N 86°21′52″W / 38.58944°N 86.36444°W / 38.58944; -86.36444
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Pumpkin Center
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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Northeast
Elevation702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-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...