Bennington, Indiana
Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011.
History
An old variant name of the community was called Slawson. A post office was established under this name in 1838 and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office closed in 2009.
Geography
The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.
References
- ^ 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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