Bennington, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°51′32″N 85°8′26″W / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056[1]
47011
Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011.[2]
History
An old variant name of the community was called Slawson.[3] A post office was established under this name in 1838 and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office closed in 2009.[4]
Geography
The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennington, Indiana
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "USGS detail on Bennington - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
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Municipalities and communities of Switzerland County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vevay
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