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Bono is an
Bono is an unincorporated community
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in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state
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of Indiana
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History
Bono was founded in 1848. The name Bono is said to mean "good".Geography
Bono is located at about two miles east of the state line, at the intersection ofIndiana State Road 71
State Road 71 (SR 71) is a north–south discontinuous state road in the west-central Indiana part of the US state of Indiana. The southern segment is completely within Vermillion County, while the northern segment is in Benton and Newton ...
and County Road 850 South. Bono Cemetery is located about a third of a mile west of town. The area around the town is mostly flat and open farmland; a small tributary of Norton Creek begins at Bono and flows southeast.
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