List of ghost towns in Indiana

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The United States state of Indiana has many former, abandoned, or ghost towns. A study concluded there were at least forty one, two of which were "drowned towns".[1]

The sole remaining house in Baltimore, Indiana
Abandoned grain elevators at Corwin, Indiana
An abandoned building and grain silos in Sloan, Indiana

Ghost towns[edit]

Town name Other name(s) County Established Disestablished Remarks
Anita[2][3] Johnson
Baltimore[4] Warren
Barbersville[4][5] Jefferson
Beeville Tippecanoe
Berlin Clinton
Bowser Station Blackford
Brayton[citation needed] Hendricks
Brisco[4][5] Briscoe Warren
Chatterton[4] Warren
Chesapeake Warren
Conrad Newton
Corwin[4][5] Henry
Corwin Tippecanoe
Dorsey Station Blackford
Depauw Harrison
Dresser Warren
Dunn[4][5][6] Benton
Elkinsville[4][1][7] Brown
Elizabeth Harrison
Elizabethtown[5][8] Delaware
Fort Ritner Lawrence
Frog Alley Blackford
Glen Hall Glenhall Tippecanoe
Granville[5] Tippecanoe
Greenland Blackford
Heath Tippecanoe
Hindostan Falls[4][5][9][6] Martin
Kickapoo Warren
Lick Creek[9][8] Lick Creek African Settlement, Lick Creek African-American Settlement Orange
Little Chicago Blackford
Locust Grove Warren
Luck Blackford
Magnet Perry
Marshfield[5] Scott
Mauckport Harrison
Mollie[6] Blackford
Monument City[1] Huntington
New Amsterdam[10][disputed ] Harrison
Old Leavenworth Moved to Leavenworth.
Pleasantdale Blackford
Point Pleasant Warren
Prairieville Clinton
Quaker Quaker Point Vermillion
Randall Vermillion
Renner Blackford
Sheff Benton
Silas Blackford
Sloan[4][5][6] Warren
Slocum Blackford
Springville[5] Clark
Stringtown Fountain
Suman Porter
Toronto Vermillion
Tremont[4][5][6] New City West Porter Now a part of Indiana Dunes State Park
Tunnelton[disputed ] Lawrence
Vermont Howard
Walnut Grove Warren
Warrenton Warren
West Union Knox Owned by Shakers.
Winterhurst Blackford
Wynnsboro Harrison

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Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Shukla, Anatole (February 16, 2022). "Ghost Towns of Indiana". ArcGIS StoryMaps.
  2. ^ "Railroad put long-gone Anita on the state map". The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana). June 19, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Rund, Christopher (2006), The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad, Indiana University Press, pp. 218–219, ISBN 9780253346926, Anita is another town along the line bearing the name of a young lady...By the 1980's the Anita was almost non-existent...The state highway department was on the verge of erasing Anita from map, but proponents of the all-but-forgotten town, successfully petitioned to preserve Anita's identity. The town remained acknowledged on paper and was even marked by a roadside commemorative plaque.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Johnston, Courtney (May 31, 2016). "What You'll Discover In These 10 Deserted Indiana Towns Is Truly Grim". OnlyInYourState.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "13 Ghost Towns In Indiana [MAP]". August 13, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e Nuggets, Rare Gold (December 4, 2016). "6 Indiana Ghost Towns - Gone and (Almost) Forgotten".
  7. ^ "The Indianapolis Star".
  8. ^ a b Smith, Jason (October 19, 2021). "Ghost Towns In Indiana".
  9. ^ a b Keith, Jim. "Ghost Towns in Ohio and Indiana". The Herald-Times.
  10. ^ Hawes, George W. (August 31, 1859). "G. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859". Geo. W. Hawes, Pub. and Proprietor.

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