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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Indiana, United States

Arthur, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Coordinates: 38°20′29″N 87°15′00″W / 38.34139°N 87.25000°W / 38.34139; -87.25000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pike
Township Patoka
Elevation[1] 495 ft (151 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47598
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 2830493[1]

Arthur or Arthur Junction due to its location at the junction of Indiana 61 and Indiana 64, is a Census designated place in Patoka Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

A post office was established at Arthur in 1873, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named for Arthur Thompson, an early settler.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arthur, Indiana
  2. ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 428. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.