Balhinch, Indiana

Balhinch, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Offield Creek in Balhinch
Balhinch Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°59′40″N86°59′14″W / 39.99444°N 86.98722°W / 39.99444; -86.98722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Union
Settled	February 1821
Area
• Total	2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation	620 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	47933
Area code	765

Balhinch is two-mile-square unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Balhinch includes Rattlesnake Canyon and Weir Cemetery.

History

The Balhinch area was originally settled by William Offield in February 1821, five miles southwest of Crawfordsville in Section 21 in an area with two streams — Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Creek. A monument to William Offield stands near Rattlesnake Creek.

It was formally platted in the 1920s and the boundaries legally defined. ^[1]

Notable person

• Caroline Virginia Krout, author

Gallery

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  Residence in Balhinch
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  Rattlesnake Canyon
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  Offield Monument on road near creek

References

1. Riggs, Constance Kakavecos (1976). Montgomery County Remembers. Crawfordsville, Ind.: Montgomery County Historical Society. pp. 43–50.