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Bainter Town, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°31′01″N 85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722
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Bainter Town, Indiana
Bainter Town is located in Indiana
Bainter Town
Bainter Town
Bainter Town is located in the United States
Bainter Town
Bainter Town
Coordinates: 41°31′01″N 85°49′02″W / 41.51694°N 85.81722°W / 41.51694; -85.81722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
TownshipJackson
Elevation810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
46553
FIPS code18-03160[2]
GNIS feature ID430414[1]

Bainter Town is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

History

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A Mr. Bainter owned the mill in which the town is named after.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bainter Town, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...sold his mill to a man named Bainter.