Pinch, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 85°08′47″W / 40.10667°N 85.14639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Randolph |
Township | Stoney Creek |
Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47340 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 441146[1] |
Pinch is an unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]According to tradition, Pinch was so named because money was scarce in that community.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinch, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...because everybody was short of spondulix [cash].