Bandon, Indiana

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Bandon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Bandon
Coordinates: 38°08′14″N86°36′01″W / 38.13722°N 86.60028°W / 38.13722; -86.60028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation
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725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47514
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450651 [1]

Bandon is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Bandon in 1905, and remained in operation until 1955. [2] The community was named after Bandon, in Ireland. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bandon, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  59. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...name comes from the county in Ireland.


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