Atkinson, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°33′46″N 87°14′48″W / 40.56278, -87.24667
Atkinson
Atkinson
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Township	Center
Elevation ^[1]	774 ft (236 m)
ZIP code	47971
FIPS code	18-02566^[2]
GNIS feature ID	430324

Atkinson is an extinct town in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana. The site of Atkinson is home to the county's only junior/senior high school, Benton Central. The town was named for Cephas Atkinson and served as a shipping point on the Big Four railway. Its population in the 1920s was from 10 to 15.^[3]

[edit] Geography

Atkinson is located at 40°33′46″N, 87°14′48″W on the border of Center Township and Oak Grove Township. U.S. Route 52 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad both pass northwest through the town.

[edit] References

^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Birch, Jesse Setlington [1928] (1942). "Towns of the County", History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, p. 200.

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County seat: Fowler

Cities and towns	Ambia \| Boswell \| Earl Park \| Fowler \| Otterbein \| Oxford

Townships	Bolivar \| Center \| Gilboa \| Grant \| Hickory Grove \| Oak Grove \| Parish Grove \| Pine \| Richland \| Union \| York

Unincorporated communities	Atkinson \| Barce \| Chase \| Dunn \| Dunnington \| Free \| Freeland Park \| Handy \| Lochiel \| Raub \| Swanington \| Talbot \| Templeton \| Wadena