Pinhook, LaPorte County, Indiana facts for kids

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Pinhook
Unincorporated community
Pinhook Methodist Church
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	New Durham
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code	46350
FIPS code	18-60102
GNIS feature ID	450466

Pinhook is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

Pinhook was originally called New Durham, and under the latter name was platted in 1847. 'Pinhook' was at first a derisive nickname given by a neighboring rival town, but it was eventually adopted by the residents of Pinhook themselves.

Geography

Pinhook is located at 41°33′50″N 86°51′21″W / 41.56389°N 86.85583°W / 41.56389; -86.85583.

Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States

County seat: La Porte

Cities	La Porte Michigan City

Towns	Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville

Townships	Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills

CDPs	Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie

Other unincorporated communities	Alida Ambler Andry Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Hicks Hillside Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Magee Mill Creek Monroe Manor Oakwood Orchard Highlands Otis Pinhook Pinola Plainfield Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Center South Wanatah Springfield Springville Stillwell Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Union Mills Waterford Wellsboro Wilders

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

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