Bengal, Indiana

Bengal, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Bengal is located in Indiana
Bengal
Bengal
Location within Indiana
Bengal is located in the United States
Bengal
Bengal
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°28′24″N 85°55′22″W / 39.47333°N 85.92278°W / 39.47333; -85.92278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipHendricks
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46131
GNIS feature ID430805

Bengal is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Bengal in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The community most likely took its name from Bengal, in Asia. In the 1910s, Bengal had its own high school.

References

  1. ↑ "Bengal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Bengal, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably was named for the state in India.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.