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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Bennington, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°51′32″N 85°8′26″W / 38.85889°N 85.14056°W / 38.85889; -85.14056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipPleasant
Elevation892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47011
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430820

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennington, Indiana
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "USGS detail on Bennington - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
Municipalities and communities of Switzerland County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vevay
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