Dunn, Indiana

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Dunn
Dunn (Indiana)
Dunn
Dunn
Coordinates: 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W / 40.56389, -87.46389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Township Hickory Grove
Elevation [1] 797 ft (243 m)
ZIP code 47944
FIPS code 18-19108[2]
GNIS feature ID 433791

Dunn is an extinct town in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana, United States. Named for Capt. James Dunn, 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.[3]

[edit] Geography

Dunn is located at 40°33′50″N, 87°27′50″W on the border of Parish Grove Township and Hickory Grove Township.

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington [1928] (1942). "Towns of the County", History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, p. 201.