Ghost Towns in Indiana

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75 ghost towns

11% sit on public land · 13 with a free-licensed photo

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  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 1
  • State 5
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 67
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Indiana's ghost towns.

The largest share, 67 of 75, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

BriscoChattertonCorwinDepauwDresserFort RitnerHindostan FallsMauckportMollieRennerTunneltonAnita
  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 1
  • State 5
  • Military, DOE 1
  • Private or unlisted 67

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Indiana

All 75 by county

Bartholomew County 1

Benton County 3

Blackford County 2

Brown County 2

Clark County 1

Clinton County 1

Crawford County 1

Decatur County 1

Fountain County 1

Harrison County 2

Henry County 1

Howard County 1

Huntington County 1

Jefferson County 1

Johnson County 1

Knox County 1

Lawrence County 3

Martin County 1

Miami County 10

Perry County 1

Porter County 2

Scott County 1

Sullivan County 2

Tippecanoe County 7

Vermillion County 6

Wabash County 1

Warren County 20

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