New Pennington, Indiana
New Pennington is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
Photo of Doctor Eli Pennington, founder of New Pennington Indiana
History
New Pennington was laid out in 1851. It was named for its founder, Eli Pennington.
A post office was established at New Pennington in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Pennington, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 143.
- ^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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