Skelton, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Skelton, Indiana
Settlement Type:Extinct town
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Skelton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gibson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Montgomery
Coordinates:38.3414°N -87.7817°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:390
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47665
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-69984[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:443570

Skelton is a ghost town community in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town would be completely inside the grounds of the Gibson Generating Station if it existed still. No part of the town exists as most of what was Skelton is in Gibson Lake.

Skelton was laid out in 1911.[3]

Geography

Skelton is located at 38.3414°N -87.7817°W.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: Stormont, Gil R.. History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. 1914. B.F.Bowen. 879.