Welcome to Pimento ...

Pimento is located in Vigo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pimento, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Pimento is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pimento lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pimento (for example, toward Martinsville (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Pimento is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Pimento: 47866<3>

Communities near Pimento ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pimento.

• Terre Haute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Sullivan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Marshall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Jasonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Shelburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Farmersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Dugger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <4>
• Clay City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pimento. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pimento.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pimento. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pimento.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pimento. See our Newspapers Page for Pimento.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pimento ...

Looking for more information about Pimento? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pimento, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pimento.

Adding Pimento to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pimento in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pimento was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pimento post office opened in 1855.

We also found Pimento in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pimento.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pimento. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov