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Bennettsville
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
BennettsvilleLocation in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°25′32″N 85°48′31″W / 38.42556°N 85.80861°W / 38.42556; -85.80861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Carr
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
ZIP code	47172
FIPS code	18-04744
GNIS feature ID	430818

Bennettsville is an unincorporated community in Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History

Bennettsville was laid out in 1838. It was likely named for Benedict Nugent, a local businessman. A post office was established at Bennettsville in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennettsville, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 330.
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. Supposedly the name was formed from the Christian name of the first merchant, Benjamin Nugent.
5. "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Charlestown Jeffersonville
Towns	Borden Clarksville Sellersburg Utica
Townships	Bethlehem Carr Charlestown Jeffersonville Monroe Oregon Owen Silver Creek Union Utica Washington Wood
CDPs	Henryville Memphis New Washington Otisco Underwood
Other communities	Arctic Springs Bennettsville Bethlehem Blue Lick Broom Hill Carwood Cementville Hamburg Hibernia Marysville Nabb‡ New Market Oak Park Otto Prather River Ridge Speed Springville Starlight Sunset Village Watson Wilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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