Bonneyville Mills, Indiana

Bonneyville Mills is an unincorporated community in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

Bonneyville Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Historic Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills
Bonneyville Mills
Coordinates: 41°43′05″N 85°45′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
TownshipYork
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
ZIP code
46507
FIPS code18-06410[1]
GNIS feature ID431324[2]

History

Edward Bonney, the bounty hunter and amateur detective, from Hittsboro, Essex County, New York, founded Bonneyville, Indiana, and built a gristmill, known as Bonneyville Mill, in 1837, which became the town namesake.[3] Bonneyville would later, be renamed Bonneyville Mills. Bonneyville Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[4]

Geography

Bonneyville Mills is located at 41°43′05″N 85°45′55″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Bonneyville Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. "Bonneyville Mill". Elkhart County Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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