Editing Pike County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
The low hills of Pike County have been cleared, leveled, and put to agricultural use, although its many drainages are still wooded.<ref name=PCI>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pike+County,+IN/@38.3714119,-87.3096675,34703m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886e689d60279a43:0x6dff0f5cc042144f!8m2!3d38.4110583!4d-87.2618328 ''Pike County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 20 September 2020)]</ref> The highest point on the terrain ({{convert|650|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=semicolon|sp=us}} ASL) is the sharp crest of a ridge {{convert|2.9|mi|km}} NE of [[Stendal, Indiana|Stendal]].<ref>[https://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23000 ''Pike County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 20 September 2020)]. However, AnyplaceAmerica.com [https://www.anyplaceamerica.com/directory/in/pike-county-18125/#:~:text=Pike%20County's%20highest%20elevation%20is,of%2092%20counties%20in%20Indiana.] lists the county high point at {{convert|915|ft|m}}, using ". . data gathered by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission." Location of this highest point is not specified.</ref> Like many counties along or near the [[Ohio River]], large portions of Pike County had been [[strip mine]]d. Most of these areas have been restored, but many remain.

The county's northern boundary is defined by the westward-flowing [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. The [[Patoka River]] also flows westward through the lower central part of the county, and forms a portion of the county's west boundary line with [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]].

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|341.09|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|334.24|sqmi}} (or 97.99%) is land and {{convert|6.86|sqmi}} (or 2.01%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess County]] − northeast
* [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]] − east
* [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]] − south/CT Border
* [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]] − west/CT Border
* [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] − northwest
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-69.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]]
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|56}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|57}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|61}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|64}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|65}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|257}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|356}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|364}}
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===Protected areas===
* Columbia Mine Preserve (part)<ref name=PCI/>
* Interlake State Recreation Area (part)<ref name=PCI/>
* [[Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area]] (part)

===City===
* [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]]

===Towns===
* [[Spurgeon, Indiana|Spurgeon]]
* [[Winslow, Indiana|Winslow]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Otwell, Indiana|Otwell]] (named '''Pierceville''' 1855−1864)

===Unincorporated places===
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* [[Alford, Indiana|Alford]]
* [[Algiers, Indiana|Algiers]]
* [[Arda, Indiana|Arda]]
* [[Arthur, Indiana|Arthur Junction]]
* Ashby Yards
* [[Augusta, Indiana|Augusta]]
* [[Ayrshire, Indiana|Ayrshire]]
* [[Bowman, Indiana|Bowman]]
* [[Campbelltown, Indiana|Campbelltown]]
* [[Cato, Indiana|Cato]]
* [[Chandler, Pike County, Indiana|Chandler]]
* [[Coats Spring, Indiana|Coats Spring]]
* [[Coe, Indiana|Coe]]
* [[Enos Corner, Indiana|Enos Corner]]
* [[Fritz Corner, Indiana|Fritz Corner]]
* [[Glezen, Indiana|Glezen]]
* [[Hartwell, Indiana|Hartwell]]
* [[Highbank Town, Indiana|Highbank Town]]
* [[Iva, Indiana|Iva]]
* [[Littles, Indiana|Littles]]
* [[Marysville, Pike County, Indiana|Marysville]]
* [[Muren, Indiana|Muren]]
* [[Oatsville, Indiana|Oatsville]]
* [[Pikeville, Indiana|Pikeville]]
* [[Rogers, Indiana|Rogers]]
* [[Rumble, Indiana|Rumble]]
* [[Scottsburg, Pike County, Indiana|Scottsburg]]
* [[Stendal, Indiana|Stendal]]
* [[Survant, Indiana|Survant]]
* [[Union, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Velpen, Indiana|Velpen]]
* [[West Petersburg, Indiana|West Petersburg]]
* [[White Sulphur Springs, Indiana|White Sulphur Springs]]
* [[Whiteoak, Indiana|Whiteoak]]
* [[Willisville, Indiana|Willisville]]
* [[Zoar, Indiana|Zoar]]
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===Townships===
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* [[Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana|Clay]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Pike County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
* [[Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana|Lockhart]]
* [[Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana|Logan]]
* [[Madison Township, Pike County, Indiana|Madison]]
* [[Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana|Marion]]
* [[Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana|Monroe]]
* [[Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana|Patoka]]
* [[Washington Township, Pike County, Indiana|Washington]]
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