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Bennington, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°51′32″N 85°8′26″W / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056
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Bennington, Indiana
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 / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipPleasant
Elevation892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47011
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430820[1]

Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011.[2]

History

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An old variant name of the community was called Slawson.[3] A post office was established under this name in 1838 and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office closed in 2009.[4]

Geography

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The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennington, Indiana
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Bennington - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.