Anita, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Anita, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Anita
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Johnson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hensley
Coordinates:39.4258°N -86.1914°W
Elevation Ft:813
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46181
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-01684[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:430180

Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.[2]

Anita was the site of an Illinois Central Railroad passenger depot, the station house of which was moved and converted to a home near Trafalgar in 1936.[3] [4]

By the 1980s, Anita had been depopulated. The state highway department intended to remove it from maps, but preservationists succeeded in placing a roadside plaque to commemorate the town.

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References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. News: Railroad put long-gone Anita on the state map . The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana) . June 19, 2001 . 23 . August 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: Index to All Stations . Illinois Central Railroad . September 28, 1947 . August 27, 2022.
  4. Web site: Surviving Indiana Railroad Stations . American Rails . August 22, 2022.