Bonneyville Mills, Indiana

Bonneyville Mills is an unincorporated community in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

Bonneyville Mills, Indiana
Historic Bonneyville Mills
Historic Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills is located in Indiana
Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills is located in the United States
Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills
Coordinates: 41°43′05″N 85°45′55″W / 41.71806°N 85.76528°W / 41.71806; -85.76528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
TownshipYork
Elevation778 ft (237 m)
ZIP code
46507
FIPS code18-06410[2]
GNIS feature ID431324[1]

History

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Edward Bonney, the bounty hunter and amateur detective, from Hittsboro, Essex County, New York, founded Bonneyville, Indiana, and built a gristmill, known as Bonneyville Mill, in 1837, which became the town namesake.[3] Bonneyville would later, be renamed Bonneyville Mills. Bonneyville Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonneyville Mills, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bonneyville Mill". Elkhart County Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.