Pike is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Washington Township,
Boone County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
The first post office at Pike was called Pikes Crossing, in 1885. It was so named from its location at the crossing of a turnpike. The post office was later renamed Pike, and was discontinued in 1900.
Geography
Pike is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Indianapolis metropolitan area
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