Bennettsville, Indiana

Bennettsville
Bennettsville
Unincorporated community
	Clark County's location in Indiana
	Bennettsville Location in Clark County
	Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°WCoordinates: 38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Carr
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code	47172
FIPS code	18-04744
GNIS feature ID	430818

Bennettsville is an unincorporated community in Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History[]

Bennettsville was laid out in 1838.^[3] It was likely named for Benedict Nugent, a local businessman.^[4] A post office was established at Bennettsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924.^[5]

Geography[]

Bennettsville is located at

38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°W.

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Bennettsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 330.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Supposedly the name was formed from the Christian name of the first merchant, Benjamin Nugent.
^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[2] "Bennettsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[3] History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 330.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Supposedly the name was formed from the Christian name of the first merchant, Benjamin Nugent.

[5] "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Charlestown Jeffersonville
Towns	Borden Clarksville Sellersburg Utica
Townships	Bethlehem Carr Charlestown Jeffersonville Monroe Oregon Owen Silver Creek Union Utica Washington Wood
CDPs	Henryville Memphis New Washington Oak Park
Unincorporated communities	Arctic Springs Bennettsville Bethlehem Blue Lick Broom Hill Carwood Cementville Germany Hamburg Hibernia Marysville Nabb‡ New Market Otisco Otto Owen Perry Crossing Prather River Ridge Rolling Hills Runyantown Slatecut Speed Springville Starlight Sunset Village Sylvan Grove Underwood Vesta Watson Wilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Bennettsville
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Bennettsville Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°W / 38.42556; -85.80861Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°W / 38.42556; -85.80861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Carr
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code	47172
FIPS code	18-04744^[1]
GNIS feature ID	430818^[2]