Banta, Indiana

Banta
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°31′26″N 86°15′01″W / 39.52389°N 86.25028°W / 39.52389; -86.25028Coordinates: 39°31′26″N 86°15′01″W / 39.52389°N 86.25028°W / 39.52389; -86.25028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Johnson
Township	White River
Elevation	774 ft (236 m)
ZIP code	46106
FIPS code	18-03322^[1]
GNIS feature ID	430477^[2]

Banta is an unincorporated community in Johnson and Morgan counties, Indiana, United States.^[3]

History

A post office was established at Banta in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.^[4] Banta was named for David Demaree Banta (1833-1896), a Johnson County historian and judge. Prior to 1883, it was called Dresslarsville.

David Banta was a trustee of the Indiana University in Bloomington, and was the first dean of its law school, now the Maurer School of Law. He served from 1889 until his death in 1896.

His elder son George founded the Banta Corporation in 1901 in Menasha, Wisconsin.

As of 2016, Marion Brown is the Mayor with Lin Hunt serving as Deputy Mayor.

Geography

Banta is located at 39°31′26″N 86°15′01″W / 39.52389°N 86.25028°W / 39.52389; -86.25028, at an elevation of 774 feet (236 m) above sea level.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Banta, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banta, Indiana
↑ "Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

External links

Indiana University Maurer School of Law - David Banta, dean (1889-1896)
David Demaree Banta at Find a Grave

Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Franklin

Cities	Franklin Greenwood

Towns	Bargersville Edinburgh‡ New Whiteland Princes Lakes Trafalgar Whiteland

Townships	Blue River Clark Franklin Hensley Needham Nineveh Pleasant Union White River

Unincorporated communities	Amity Anita Banta‡ Bluff Creek Bud Critchfield El Dorado Frances Green Valley Hendricks Hopewell Kinder McCarty Mount Pleasant Needham Nineveh Old Bargersville Peoga‡ Providence Reds Corner Rocklane Samaria Smith Valley Spring Hill Stones Crossing Urmeyville Waterloo

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Martinsville

City	Martinsville

Towns	Bethany Brooklyn Monrovia Mooresville Morgantown Paragon

Townships	Adams Ashland Baker Brown Clay Green Gregg Harrison Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Ray Washington

CDP	Painted Hills

Other unincorporated communities	Adams Allman Banta‡ Beech Grove Bluffs Briarwood Brookmoor Browns Crossing Bunker Hill Centerton Champlin Meadows Cope Crestview Heights Crown Center Eminence Exchange Fewell Rhoades Fields Five Points Fox Hill Gasburg Hall Hyndsdale Lake Hart Landersdale Lewisville‡ Little Point Mahalasville Maxwell McDaniel Miller Plano Potato Mound Prather Ridgewood Shelburne Stines Mill Corner Sundown Manor Wakeland Waverly Waverly Woods Whitaker Wilbur Willowbrook Estates Wiser Wolff Woodcrest Young

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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