Bennington, Indiana

Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011.[3]

Bennington, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Bennington is located in Indiana
Bennington
Bennington
Bennington is located in the United States
Bennington
Bennington
Coordinates: 38°51′32″N 85°8′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipPleasant
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47011
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430820

History

An old variant name of the community was called Slawson.[4] A post office was established under this name in 1838, and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office is still currently operating.[5]

Geography

The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.[6] Its elevation is 889 feet (271 m), and it is located at 38°51′32″N 85°8′26″W (38.8589483, -85.1405093).[7]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. "Bennington, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "USGS detail on Bennington - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  7. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.


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