Balhinch, Indiana
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Offield Creek in Balhinch
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  Balhinch Location in Montgomery County | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 86°59′14″W / 39.99444°N 86.98722°W / 39.99444; -86.98722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Union |
| Settled | February 1821 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code |
47933
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| Area code | 765 |
Balhinch is two-mile-square unincorporated communityinUnion Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. stateofIndiana. Balhinch includes Rattlesnake Canyon and Weir Cemetery.
The Balhinch area was originally settled by William Offield in February 1821, five miles southwest of Crawfordsville in Section 21 in an area with two streams — Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Creek. A monument to William Offield stands near Rattlesnake Creek.
It was formally platted in the 1920s and the boundaries legally defined.[1]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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