Bandon, Indiana

Bandon is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Bandon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Township	Oil
Elevation [1]	725 ft (221 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47514
Area codes	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	450651[1]

History

A post office was established at Bandon in 1905, and remained in operation until 1955.^[2] The community was named after Bandon, in Ireland.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bandon, Indiana
2. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...name comes from the county in Ireland.