Bennington is an unincorporated community in central Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Although Bennington is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47011.Zip Code Lookup
History An old variant name of the community was called Slawson. A post office was established under this name in 1838 and was renamed to Bennington in 1848. The post office closed in 2009.
Geography The community lies along the Bennington Pike north of the town of Vevay, the county seat of Switzerland County.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 53, 59. .
Notable people Culla Johnson Vayhinger (1867–1924), temperance reformer, educator, religious and political leader
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