Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Littles, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 38°24′04″N 87°17′14″W / 38.40111°N 87.28722°W / 38.40111; -87.28722 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Patoka |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47598 |
Area code | 812 |
GNIS feature ID | 438183 |
Littles is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. A post office was established there in 1890, and remained in operation until 1929. The town was named after a coal mine proprietor with the surname Little.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Littles, Indiana
- "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...man named Little who owned a deep shaft coal mine here.
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County seat: Petersburg | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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