Old Town, Indiana Explained

Old Town, 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:Pike
Coordinates:40.2581°N -87.3867°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County
Pushpin Label:Old Town
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Warren County
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47991
Elevation M:209
Elevation Ft:686
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:440606

Old Town is an extinct town located in Pike Township in Warren County, Indiana, and the original site of what is now the town of West Lebanon.

It was platted in the fall of 1830 by Ebenezer Purviance, John G. Jemison and Andrew Fleming, and was originally named Lebanon. When the Wabash Railroad was built through the area in 1856, it passed about a mile north of the community, and so most of the town shifted to be nearer the station. When the town incorporated in 1869 (under the name West Lebanon) it was at the new location by the railroad, and the original site came to be known as Old Town.[2]

A number of buildings are still in and around Old Town, and it is still cited by the USGS.

Geography

Old Town is located at 40.2581°N -87.3867°W, near the intersection of what is now Old Highway 63 and County Road 400 South.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-07-12. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. 440606. Old Town.