Dunn is an extinct town in
Hickory Grove Township,
Benton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
Named for Capt. James Dunn, it stands about one and a half miles east of
Dunnington
Dunnington is a village and civil parish in the City of York and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 Census. The village is approximately east from York city centre.
The vi ...
. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences. The
post office
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at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.
Geography
Dunn is located at 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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Former populated places in Benton County, Indiana
Former populated places in Indiana
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