Banquo, Indiana

Banquo is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States.

For the character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, see Banquo.

Banquo, Indiana
Unincorporated community
High School in Banquo, circa 1915
Banquo
Banquo
Coordinates: 40°41′47″N 85°37′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipWayne
Elevation
[1]
856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code
46940
FIPS code18-03304[2]
GNIS feature ID430476[1]

History

Banquo was platted in 1906, but a village had existed at the site for some time prior.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banquo, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 152.


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