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Unincorporated community

Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Township	Patoka
Elevation	489 ft (149 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47598
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	430283

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

History

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

Geography

Arthur is located at 38°20′26″N 87°14′45″W / 38.34056°N 87.24583°W / 38.34056; -87.24583.

Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Petersburg

City	Petersburg

Towns	Spurgeon Winslow

Townships	Clay Jefferson Lockhart Logan Madison Marion Monroe Patoka Washington

CDP	Otwell

Other unincorporated communities	Alford Algiers Arda Arthur Ashby Yards Augusta Ayrshire Bowman Campbelltown Cato Chandler Coats Spring Coe Enos Corner Fritz Corner Glezen Hartwell Hartwell Junction Highbank Town Iva Littles Marysville Muren Oakland City Junction Oatsville‡ Pikeville Rogers Rumble Scottsburg Stendal Survant Union Velpen West Petersburg White Sulphur Springs Whiteoak Willisville Zoar‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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