Augusta, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

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Augusta is an unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The first permanent settlement at Augusta was made in the 1860s.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/56 56]|quote=...who came here in the early 1860s.}} A post office was established at Augusta in 1874, and remained in operation until 1920.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike | title=Pike County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 October 2015}}

Geography

Augusta is located north of Indiana State Road 64, {{convert|4|mi|km}} south-southeast of Winslow.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana