Balhinch, Indiana

Balhinch is two-mile-square unincorporated area in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States.

The Balhinch area was originally settled by William Offield in 1821, 5 miles southwest of Crawfordsville in Section 21 in an area with two streams - Sugar Creek, and Offield's Creek. There is a Monument remembering William Offield near Offield's Creek.

Balhinch includes Rattlesnake Canyon - a 300 foot canyon which was a boon to early settlers because it was full of game.

It was formally plotted in the 1920's and the boundaries were legally defined. [cite book
last = Riggs
first = Constance Kakavecos
title = Montgomery County Remembers
publisher = Montgomery County Historical Society
date = 1976
location = Crawfordsville, Ind.
pages = pp. 43-50]

Notable residents

*Caroline Virginia Krout - author

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