Dunn is an extinct town in
Hickory Grove Township,
Benton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
Named for Capt. James Dunn, 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. 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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