Talbot, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 40°30′19″N 87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°WCoordinates: 40°30′19″N 87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Township | Hickory Grove |
| Founder | Ezekiel and Marietta Talbot |
| Elevation[1] | 768 ft (234 m) |
| ZIP code | 47944 |
| FIPS code | 18-74834[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 444550 |
Talbot is an unincorporated town in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[edit] History
The town of Talbot was laid out by Ezekiel M. Talbot (chief engineer of the LM&B Railroad) and his wife Marietta on February 18, 1873, the plat consisting of 71 lots. The couple would also lay out the nearby town of Ambia two years later.[3] In the 1920s, Talbot had a population of about 200, plus a Methodist church, grain elevator, grade school and eight to ten businesses.[4]
[edit] Geography
Talbot is located at 40°30′19″N 87°27′15″W / 40.50528°N 87.45417°W in Hickory Grove Township and is surrounded by open, fertile farmland. The Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad passes through the town, and intersects the short Bee Line Railroad a mile to the west at a point known as Handy.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Mossman, Ed (1883). "History of Benton County: Past Events -- Present Condition". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co..
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Towns of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 206.
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