Swanington, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Swanington
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Benton
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Center
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latd = 40
latm = 35
lats = 00
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longd = 87
longm = 16
longs = 38
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postal_code = 47944
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blank_info = 18-74492GR|2
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Swanington is an unincorporated town in Center Township, Benton County, Indiana.

History

Swanington was platted by William Swan at the intersection of the existing Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (the "Big Four") which ran southeast from nearby Fowler and the new Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad. Before its platting, the site was known as Wyndham, the name possibly coming from the town of Windham, Connecticut. In the 1920s the town supported a general store, grain elevator, grade school, United Brethren church and about 100 people.cite book
last = Birch
first = Jesse Setlington
title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford
origyear = 1928
year = 1942
month =
publisher = Craw & Craw
location = Oxford, Indiana
pages = p. 206
chapter = Towns of the County ]

Geography

Swanington is located at coor dms|40|35|00|N|87|16|38|W|city in Center Township, on U.S. Route 52 southeast of Fowler.

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