Benwood
Unincorporated community
Benwood is located in Clay County, Indiana
Benwood
Benwood
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°33′40″N 87°06′51″W / 39.56111°N 87.11417°W / 39.56111; -87.11417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code
47834
FIPS code18-04852[1]
GNIS feature ID430833[2]

Benwood is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Benwood is located at 39°33′40″N 87°06′51″W / 39.56111°N 87.11417°W / 39.56111; -87.11417.

A post office was established at Benwood in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1882.[3] Benwood was likely named in honor of Ben Davis, a railroad official.[4]

Mining was the originally the primary industry of Benwood.[5]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Benwood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  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. ...and supposedly named for Ben Davis, an official with the Vandalia Railroad.
  5. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 251.


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