Bono, Vermillion County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Bono
Unincorporated community
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
BonoLocation in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°45′37″N 87°29′38″W / 39.76028°N 87.49389°W / 39.76028; -87.49389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Helt
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47847
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	431326

The Bono Rock, a local historical landmark.

Bono is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Bono was founded in 1848. The name Bono is said to mean "good".

Geography

Bono is located at 39°45′37″N 87°29′38″W / 39.76028°N 87.49389°W / 39.76028; -87.49389 about two miles east of the state line, at the intersection of Indiana State Road 71 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.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
"Bono, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 412.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...commendatory, meaning "good".

v t e Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Newport
City	Clinton	Map of Indiana highlighting Vermillion County
Towns	Cayuga Dana Fairview Park Newport Perrysville Universal
Townships	Clinton Eugene Helt Highland Vermillion
CDPs	Blanford Centenary Eugene Hillsdale Saint Bernice
Other communities	Alta Bono Crompton Hill Easytown Flat Iron Gessie Highland Jonestown Klondyke Libertyville‡ Needmore Quaker Rhodes Rileysburg Sandytown Summit Grove Syndicate Tighe Tree Spring West Clinton
Ghost towns	Early Station Montezuma Station Randall Toronto West Dana
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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