Benwood | |
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Coordinates: 39°33′40″N 87°05′39″W / 39.56111°N 87.09417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Township | Van Buren |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
ZIP code | 47834 |
FIPS code | 18-04852 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 430833 [2] |
Benwood is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office was established at Benwood in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1882. [3] Benwood was likely named in honor of Ben Davis, a railroad official. [4]
Mining was the originally the primary industry of Benwood. [5]
...and supposedly named for Ben Davis, an official with the Vandalia Railroad.