Pilot Knob is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana.
Pilot Knob | |
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Coordinates: 38°16′57″N 86°20′59″W / 38.28250°N 86.34972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Crawford |
Township | Jennings |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
ZIP code | 47145 |
FIPS code | 18-59850[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 449711[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Pilot Knob in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[3] Pilot Knob is also the name of a nearby knob, or, prominent hill.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Knob, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 107.