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Welcome to Banta ...

Banta is primarily located in Johnson County<1>. A portion of Banta extends into Morgan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Banta is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Banta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Banta: 317 & 463<3>

Communities Also Named Banta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Banta - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banta.

Communities near Banta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banta.

  • Indianapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
  • Beech Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Speedway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bargersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Banta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banta. See our Newspapers Page for Banta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banta ...

Looking for more information about Banta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Banta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banta.

Adding Banta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Banta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Banta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Banta post office opened in 1883.

We also found Banta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Banta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Banta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/