Bengal, Indiana

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Bengal, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Bengal
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Bengal
Coordinates: 39°28′24″N85°55′22″W / 39.47333°N 85.92278°W / 39.47333; -85.92278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Hendricks
Elevation
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738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46131
GNIS feature ID 430805

Bengal is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

A post office was established at Bengal in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [3] The community most likely took its name from Bengal, in Asia. [4] In the 1910s, Bengal had its own high school. [5]

Geography

Bengal is located at 39°28′24″N85°55′22″W / 39.47333°N 85.92278°W / 39.47333; -85.92278 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bengal, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 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. ...probably was named for the state in India.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-56311-078-8.


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