Coordinates: 37°59′00″N 87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806

Belknap, Indiana

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Belknap, Indiana
Belknap is located in Indiana
Belknap
Belknap
Belknap is located in the United States
Belknap
Belknap
Coordinates: 37°59′00″N 87°41′17″W / 37.98333°N 87.68806°W / 37.98333; -87.68806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
TownshipPerry
Elevation440 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47712
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430752[1]

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

History

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The community was likely named after William W. Belknap, a politician and former United States Secretary of War.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belknap, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the American general and politician William Worth Belknap.