Dunn is an extinct town in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
Dunn, Indiana | |
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extinct town | |
 Benton County's location in Indiana | |
  Dunn Dunn's location in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W / 40.56389°N 87.46389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Township | Hickory Grove |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47944 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-19108[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 433791 |
Named for Capt. James Dunn,[4] it stands about one and a half miles east of Dunnington. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences.[5] The post office at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.[6][7]
Geography
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Dunn is located at 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W / 40.56389°N 87.46389°W along Benton County Road 300 South, on the border of Parish Grove Township and Hickory Grove Township. A defunct and overgrown rail line runs north and south through the settlement.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Dunn, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for Captain James Dunn...
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Towns of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 201.
- ^ Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 63
- ^ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
External links
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