Kickapoo, Indiana Explained

Kickapoo, Indiana
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Coordinates:40.33°N -87.2331°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County
Pushpin Label:Kickapoo
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Warren County
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47918
Area Code:765

Kickapoo was a small town (now extinct) in Warren Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Platted by Lewis Davisson on February 2, 1885, the town was served by the newly-constructed Chicago and Great Southern Railway. The town never grew substantially and is described in a 1913 history as having "a small population".[1]

Geography

Kickapoo was located in section 29, township 22, range 7 west, along what is now Kickapoo Road (County Road 425 E). Kickapoo Creek flows past the site and meets the Wabash River about a mile to the south.

References

  1. Book: Clifton . Thomas . Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana . B. F. Bowen and Company . 1913 . Indianapolis . 310, 326 .