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'''Dunn''' is an extinct town in [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County]], [[Indiana]], [[United States]]. Named for Capt. James Dunn, it stands about one and a half miles east of [[Dunnington, Indiana|Dunnington]]. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences.<ref>{{cite book
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'''Dunn''' is an extinct town in [[Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Hickory Grove Township]], [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name="GNIS">{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|433791}} | title = Dunn, Indiana | work = [[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | access-date = February 29, 2020}}</ref>

Named for Capt. James Dunn,<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n135 118]|quote=...and named for Captain James Dunn...}}</ref> it stands about one and a half miles east of [[Dunnington, Indiana|Dunnington]]. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Birch
| last = Birch
| first = Jesse Setlington
| first = Jesse Setlington
| title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford
| title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford
| origyear = 1928
| orig-year = 1928
| year = 1942
| year = 1942
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| publisher = Craw & Craw
| publisher = Craw & Craw
| location = Oxford, Indiana
| location = Oxford, Indiana
| pages = p. 201
| pages = 201
| chapter = Towns of the County
| chapter = Towns of the County
}}</ref> The [[post office]] at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.<ref>Helbock, Richard W. ''United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley'' (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 63</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Benton |title=Benton County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903094530/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Benton |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref>
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Dunn is located at {{coor dms|40|33|51|N|87|27|50|W|city}} (40.564167, -87.464000) on the border of [[Parish Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Parish Grove Township]] and [[Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Hickory Grove Township]].
[[Image:Dunn, Indiana railroad.png|thumb|left|Looking north along the overgrown rail line.]]Dunn is located at {{coord|40|33|50|N|87|27|50|W|type:city}} along Benton County Road 300 South, on the border of [[Parish Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Parish Grove Township]] and [[Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Hickory Grove Township]]. A defunct and overgrown rail line runs north and south through the settlement.


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 10 January 2025

Dunn, Indiana
extinct town
Benton County's location in Indiana
Benton County's location in Indiana
Dunn is located in Benton County, Indiana
Dunn
Dunn
Dunn's location in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W / 40.56389°N 87.46389°W / 40.56389; -87.46389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
TownshipHickory Grove
Elevation
[1]
797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47944
Area code765
FIPS code18-19108[2]
GNIS feature ID433791

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

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

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Looking north along the overgrown rail line.

Dunn is located at 40°33′50″N 87°27′50″W / 40.56389°N 87.46389°W / 40.56389; -87.46389 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.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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 September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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