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Balhinch, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 86°59′14″W / 39.99444°N 86.98722°W / 39.99444; -86.98722
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Balhinch, Indiana
Offield Creek in Balhinch
Offield Creek in Balhinch
Balhinch is located in Montgomery County, Indiana
Balhinch
Balhinch
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 86°59′14″W / 39.99444°N 86.98722°W / 39.99444; -86.98722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipUnion
SettledFebruary 1821
Area
 • Total2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
47933
Area code765

Balhinch is two-mile-square unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Balhinch includes Rattlesnake Canyon and Weir Cemetery.

History

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The Balhinch area was originally settled by William Offield in February 1821, five miles southwest of Crawfordsville in Section 21 in an area with two streams — Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Creek. A monument to William Offield stands near Rattlesnake Creek.

It was formally platted in the 1920s and the boundaries legally defined.[1]

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ Riggs, Constance Kakavecos (1976). Montgomery County Remembers. Crawfordsville, Ind.: Montgomery County Historical Society. pp. 43–50.