Atkinson, Indiana

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]

Geography

Atkinson is located at 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.

Interesting Factiod: When the windmills were being first planted in Benton County, the Atkinson road sign was hit and the pole was severed that held it in place. Soon after the sign went missing and is suspected to have been stolen by a passer by as a trophy of the criminal action. µ

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Atkinson, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:430324. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Towns of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 200.