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.
Balhinch, Indiana | |
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 Offield Creek in Balhinch | |
  Balhinch Location in Montgomery County | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 86°59′14″W / 39.99444°N 86.98722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Union |
| Settled | February 1821 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 47933 |
| Area code | 765 |
History edit
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 edit
- Caroline Virginia Krout, author
Gallery edit
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Residence in Balhinch -
Rattlesnake Canyon -
Offield Monument on road near creek
References edit
- ^ Riggs, Constance Kakavecos (1976). Montgomery County Remembers. Crawfordsville, Ind.: Montgomery County Historical Society. pp. 43–50.