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New Pennington
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Salt Creek
Elevation	974 ft (297 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-53400
GNIS feature ID	440095

New Pennington is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

New Pennington was laid out in 1851. It was named for its founder, Eli Pennington.

A post office was established at New Pennington in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.

Geography

New Pennington is located at 39°16′47″N 85°19′29″W / 39.27972°N 85.32472°W / 39.27972; -85.32472.

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Greensburg

City	Greensburg

Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport

Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington

CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡

Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡

Ghost town	Springhill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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