Talbot, Indiana

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Talbot, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Benton County's location in Indiana
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Talbot
Freeland Park's location in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°30′19″N87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W / 40.50528; -87.45417 Coordinates: 40°30′19″N87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W / 40.50528; -87.45417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Township Hickory Grove
Founded byEzekiel and Marietta Talbot
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code
47944
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-74834 [2]
GNIS feature ID 444550

Talbot is an unincorporated community in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3] It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Benton County Railroad Map, circa 1896, showing the location of Talbot Benton County Railroad Map, circa 1896.png
Benton County Railroad Map, circa 1896, showing the location of Talbot

The town of Talbot was laid out by Ezekiel M. Talbot [4] (chief engineer of the LM&B Railroad) and his wife Marietta on February 18, 1873, the plat consisting of 71 lots. The couple would also lay out the nearby town of Ambia two years later. [5] In the 1920s, Talbot had a population of about 200, plus a Methodist church, grain elevator, grade school and eight to ten businesses. [6]

A post office was established at Talbot in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995. [7]

Geography

Talbot is located at 40°30′19″N87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W / 40.50528; -87.45417 in Hickory Grove Township and is surrounded by open, fertile farmland. The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad passes through the town, and intersects the short Bee Line Railroad a mile to the west at a point known as Handy.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Talbot, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  319. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was laid out on February 18, 1873, by Ezekiel M. Talbot and named for him.
  5. ↑ Mossman, Ed (1883). "History of Benton County: Past Events -- Present Condition". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.
  6. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Unincorporated community s of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 206.
  7. ↑ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 29, 2020.


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