List of ghost towns in Indiana explained

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]

Ghost towns

Town nameOther name(s)CountyEstablishedDisestablishedRemarks
Anita[2]
Baltimore[3]
Clinton
Bowser Station
Brisco[4] Briscoe Warren
Newton
Corwin
Tippecanoe
Dorsey Station
Harrison
Warren
Elkinsville[5] Brown
Elizabethtown[6] Delaware
Lawrence
Frog Alley
Glenhall
Greenland
Hindostan Falls[7] Martin
Lick Creek African Settlement, Lick Creek African-American Settlement
Little Chicago
Luck
Perry
Mollie[8]
New Amsterdam[9]
Moved to Leavenworth.
Pleasantdale
Quaker Point
Silas
Slocum
Clark
Vermillion
New City West Now a part of Indiana Dunes State Park
Owned by Shakers.
Winterhurst
WynnsboroHarrison

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghost Towns of Indiana. Anatole. Shukla. February 16, 2022. ArcGIS StoryMaps.
  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: What You'll Discover In These 10 Deserted Indiana Towns Is Truly Grim. Courtney. Johnston. May 31, 2016. OnlyInYourState.
  4. Web site: 13 Ghost Towns In Indiana [MAP]]. August 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: The Indianapolis Star .
  6. Web site: Ghost Towns In Indiana. Jason. Smith. October 19, 2021.
  7. Web site: Ghost Towns in Ohio and Indiana. Jim. Keith. The Herald-Times.
  8. Web site: 6 Indiana Ghost Towns - Gone and (Almost) Forgotten. Rare Gold. Nuggets. December 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: G. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. George W.. Hawes. August 31, 1859. Geo. W. Hawes, Pub. and Proprietor.