Pinch, Indiana
 | This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as this is GNIS "community" falsehood. ISBN 9780762761616 pp. 99–100 is an unused source and this is verifiably from that source not a community. It is 3 people and 1 home. (February 2025) |
Pinch, Indiana | |
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  Pinch  Pinch | |
| 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].
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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