Talbot, Indiana | |
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![]() Benton County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 40°30′19″N87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Benton |
Township | Hickory Grove |
Platted | February 18, 1873 |
Founded by | Ezekiel and Marietta Talbot |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (CDT) |
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.
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]
Talbot is located at 40°30′19″N87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W 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.
...was laid out on February 18, 1873, by Ezekiel M. Talbot and named for him.