Dunn, Indiana

Dunn is an extinct town in Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Dunn, Indiana
extinct town
Benton County's location in Indiana
Dunn
Dunn's location in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
TownshipHickory Grove
Elevation797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47944
Area code(s)765
FIPS code18-19108[2]
GNIS feature ID433791

Named for Capt. James Dunn,[4] 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.[5] The post office at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.[6][7]

Geography
Looking north along the overgrown rail line.

Dunn is located at 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W 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.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Dunn, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for Captain James Dunn...
  5. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. "Towns of the County". History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw. p. 201.
  6. Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 63
  7. "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.



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