Bennetts Switch, Indiana
Bennetts Switch, Indiana | |
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  Bennetts Switch  Bennetts Switch | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′06″N 86°06′46″W / 40.58500°N 86.11278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Deer Creek |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46901 |
| GNIS feature ID | 430817 |
Bennetts Switch is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History
Bennetts Switch (historically spelled with the apostrophe, Bennett's Switch) was laid out shortly after the Lake Erie and Western Railroad was built through the settlement.[3] The community was named for landowner Baldwin M. Bennett, a native of New York.[3] A post office was established at Bennetts Switch in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[4]
Geography
Bennetts Switch is located at 40°35′06″N 86°06′46″W / 40.58500°N 86.11278°W.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Bennetts Switch, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 181.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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