Bainter Town, Indiana

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Bainter Town, Indiana
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Bainter Town
Coordinates: 41°31′01″N85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Elkhart
Township Jackson
Elevation
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810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
46553
FIPS code 18-03160 [2]
GNIS feature ID430414 [1]

Bainter Town is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

History

A Mr. Bainter owned the mill in which the town is named after. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bainter Town, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  58. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...sold his mill to a man named Bainter.