BlockDunnington, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Parish Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47944. The Survey maps it on the Boswell quadrangle. It stands 768 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Boswell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,143 words on this townshipProgress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906 names this settlement in its chapter on Parish Grove Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The superintendent's suggestion that three-year high school courses be established wherever practicable met with a prompt response from Trustee Grogan of Parish Grove. Knowing that many of their ambitious young people desired to secure a high school education, the patrons approved Mr. Grogan's decision to at once establish a high school with a three j-ear's course. Carl McCaslin was the first high school teacher, and the first term's work was done in the McGuire school in 1897-8. The next year a second story was built on the Knapp school and D. E. Harrington was placed in charge of the high school. At the end of his second year's work, on May 7, 1900, Mr. Harrington had the honor of presenting high school diplomas to Mayme McGuire and Bertha Buckly, the first graduates of the Parish Grove high school. The presentation was made at Prairie Green Church in the presence of a large and enthusiastic audience. Mr. Woodlock re-employed Mr. Harrington for 1900-1, and gave the high school much attention and encouragement. Oscar Xoe was principal in 1901-2-3, Harold Woodburn in 1903-4, and John Barce in 1904-5. The school has a good reference library and about |150 worth of apparatus. Mr. Gretencord has made some valuable additions to the library, and is endeavoring to supply the needs of the high school and all others in the townshij). Though this school has not been largely attended, its students have always done good work, and a large per cent of them have, received diplomas. The high school spirit is improving, and it is believed that the attendance will increase in the near future. There are 445 books in the school libraries of the township. The general school spirit is good, and all educational meetings are well attended. In addition to a commendable interest in their ])ublic schools, the citizens of Parish Grove give liberally toward the sujiport of a wellconducted parochial school at Dunnington,
Passage source: Progress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunnington in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunnington | - | Thunderstorm outflow produced a measured wind gust to 70 mph on the leading edge of a dust storm. A photo showed significantly reduced visibility due to blowing dust. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dunnington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5315606 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 433799. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.