Bandon, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Bandon, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Bandon

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Coordinates: 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.13722°N 86.60028°W﻿ / 38.13722; -86.60028
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Perry
Township| Oil
Elevation

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| 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]

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

## History

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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

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1. ^ a b c 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."

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Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Tell City

Cities|

* Cannelton
* Tell City

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Town|

* Troy

Townships|

* Anderson
* Clark
* Leopold
* Oil
* Tobin
* Troy
* Union

CDP|

* Leopold

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* Adyeville
* Apalona
* Bandon
* Branchville
* Bristow
* Celina
* Derby
* Dexter
* Dodd
* Doolittle Mills
* Fosters Ridge
* Gatchel
* Gerald
* Hardingrove
* Kitterman Corners
* Lauer
* Lilly Dale
* Magnet
* Mount Pleasant
* Oriole
* Ranger
* Rome
* St. Croix
* Sassafras
* Siberia
* Terry
* Tobinsport
* Uniontown

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