Benwood, Indiana

Benwood is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Benwood is located at 39°33′40″N 87°06′51″W.

Benwood
Unincorporated community
Benwood is located in Clay County, Indiana
Benwood
Benwood
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°33′40″N 87°06′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code
47834
FIPS code18-04852[1]
GNIS feature ID430833[2]

A post office was established at Benwood in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1882.[3] Benwood was likely named in honor of Ben Davis, a railroad official.[4]

Mining was the originally the primary industry of Benwood.[5]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Benwood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and supposedly named for Ben Davis, an official with the Vandalia Railroad.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 251.


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