Point Pleasant, Indiana Explained

Point Pleasant, 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:Steuben
Coordinates:40.3972°N -87.33°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County
Pushpin Label:Point Pleasant
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Warren County
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Area Code:765

Point Pleasant was a small village (now extinct) in Pine Township, Warren County, Indiana, located about a mile and a half southwest of Rainsville near the confluence of Big Pine Creek and Mud Pine Creek, a site currently known as Rocky Ford. It was laid out by one John H. Bartlett and platted July 14, 1830, but never grew, and consisted only of Bartlett's residence, a liquor store and perhaps a saw mill. An 1883 county history describes Point Pleasant, but notes that "this was a paper town only."

Geography

Point Pleasant is located in the northwest half of the northeast quarter of section 33, township 23, range 8.

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