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Banta, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°31′26″N 86°15′01″W / 39.52389°N 86.25028°W / 39.52389; -86.25028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Johnson, Morgan
Township	White River, Harrison
Elevation	774 ft (236 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46106
FIPS code	18-03322
GNIS feature ID	430477

Banta is an unincorporated community in Johnson and Morgan counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Banta in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. Banta was named for David Demaree Banta (1833-1896), a Johnson County historian and judge. Prior to 1883, it was called Dresslarsville.

David Banta was a trustee of Indiana University in Bloomington, and was the first dean of its law school, now the Maurer School of Law. He served from 1889 until his death in 1896. His elder son George founded the Banta Corporation in 1901 in Menasha, Wisconsin.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banta, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Franklin
Cities	Franklin Greenwood
Towns	Bargersville Edinburgh‡ New Whiteland Prince's Lakes Trafalgar Whiteland
Townships	Blue River Clark Franklin Hensley Needham Nineveh Pleasant Union White River
CDPs	Amity Needham Nineveh
Other communities	Anita Banta‡ Bluff Creek Bud Critchfield Frances Hopewell Kinder Mount Pleasant Old Bargersville Peoga‡ Providence Reds Corner Rocklane Samaria Smith Valley Stones Crossing Urmeyville Waterloo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Martinsville
City	Martinsville
Towns	Bethany Brooklyn Monrovia Mooresville Morgantown Paragon
Townships	Adams Ashland Baker Brown Clay Green Gregg Harrison Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Ray Washington
CDPs	Browns Crossing Centerton Eminence Foxcliff Estates Painted Hills Waverly
Other communities	Alaska‡ Banta‡ Beech Grove Briarwood Bunker Hill Center Valley Chetwynd Cope Crown Center Exchange Five Points Gasburg Hall Hyndsdale Lake Hart Landersdale Lewisville‡ Little Point Mahalasville Miller Plano Shelburne Wakeland Whitaker Wilbur Wiser Wolff Woodcrest Young
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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