Bainter Town, Indiana

Bainter Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Bainter Town
Coordinates: 41°31′01″N 85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722Coordinates: 41°31′01″N 85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Elkhart
Township	Jackson
Elevation	810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	46553
FIPS code	18-03160[1]
GNIS feature ID	430414[2]

Bainter Town is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

History

Mr. Bainter owned a mill which gave the town its name.^[3]

Geography

Bainter Town is located at 41°31′01″N 85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Bainter Town, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...sold his mill to a man named Bainter. 

Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States County seat: Goshen Cities Elkhart Goshen Nappanee‡ Towns Bristol Middlebury Millersburg Wakarusa Townships Baugo Benton Cleveland Clinton Concord Elkhart Harrison Jackson Jefferson Locke Middlebury Olive Osolo Union Washington York CDPs Dunlap New Paris Simonton Lake Unincorporated communities Bainter Town Benton Bonneyville Mills Foraker Jamestown Locke Midway Southwest Vistula Waterford Mills Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties