Dunn, Indiana

Dunn
—  Unincorporated town  —
Benton County's location in Indiana
Dunn
Dunn's location in Benton County
Coordinates:
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 a ghost 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] The post office at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.[4]

Geography

Dunn is located at 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

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Towns of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. pp. p. 201. 
  4. ^ Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 63