Bennington, Indiana

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Bennington, Indiana
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Bennington
Coordinates: 38°51′32″N85°8′26″W / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Pleasant
Elevation
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889 ft (271 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47011
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 430820

Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011. [3]

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History

An old variant name of the community was called Slawson. [4] A post office was established under this name in 1838, and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office is still currently operating. [5]

Geography

The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County. [6] Its elevation is 889 feet (271 m), and it is located at 38°51′32″N85°8′26″W / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056 (38.8589483, -85.1405093). [7]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. "Bennington, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "USGS detail on Bennington - Variant Citation" . Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  7. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.