Pimento, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°18′34″N 87°22′45″W / 39.30944°N 87.37917°W / 39.30944; -87.37917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVigoTownship LintonElevation

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600 ft (183 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47866^[2]

Area code(s)812, 930FIPS 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

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

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

References

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