Belknap, Indiana

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Belknap, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Belknap
Coordinates: 37°59′00″N87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vanderburgh
Township Perry
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47712
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID430752 [1]

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

History

The community was likely named after William W. Belknap, a politician and former United States Secretary of War. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belknap, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  63. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the American general and politician William Worth Belknap.


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