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Belknap, Indiana

Coordinates: 37°59′00″N 87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806
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Belknap, Indiana
Belknap is located in Indiana
Belknap
Belknap
Belknap is located in the United States
Belknap
Belknap
Coordinates: 37°59′00″N 87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
TownshipPerry
Elevation443 ft (135 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47712
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430752

Belknap is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

The community was likely named after William W. Belknap, a politician and former United States Secretary of War.[3]

Geography

Belknap is located at 37°59′00″N 87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  2. ^ "Belknap, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the American general and politician William Worth Belknap.