Hindustan, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 86°29′00″W / 39.30806°N 86.48333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Township | Washington |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47408 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-34042 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 436233 [1] |
Hindustan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Hindustan was platted on August 18, 1853, by Charles G. Carr. [3] [4] The community took its name after India ( Hindustan) "...or a region of it." [5] Documents dating from the 1870s spell the town's name as 'Hindostan'.
Hindustan is located at an altitude of 271 metres (892 feet) [6] along Old State Road 37 between Chambers Pike and Farr Road. It is within the Morgan Monroe State Forest.
...named for India, or a region of it.