Benham, Indiana

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Benham, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Benham
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Benham
Coordinates: 38°58′51″N85°14′56″W / 38.98083°N 85.24889°W / 38.98083; -85.24889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Brown
Elevation
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968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47042
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID430806 [1]

Benham is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was Benhams Store. [2] A post office opened under the name Benham Store in 1866, the name was shortened to Benham in 1888, and the post office was discontinued in 1934. [3] John Benham, Jr., served as a first postmaster. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benham, Indiana
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Benham - Variant Citation" . Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  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. ...with John Benham, Jr., as postmaster...


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