Owen County
Indiana
Ghost Towns

This page last updated August 3, 2003

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What is meant by "Ghost Town"?

Sadly, many of the towns that our ancestors resided in and many times were the founders of-- are no longer there. They are, perhaps, just a lonely barn or store; sometimes just an old sign marking what once was a major "going concern". But it could be that group of old buildings down the road. You know, the ones overgrown with weeds and bushes..It could also be the site of just a few old broken houses or maybe an old long abandoned church or store..

There are six classes of "Ghost Towns", but we are mainly concerned with the first four.
A...Scattered rubble or site where nature has reclaimed the land.
B...Roofless buildings or partially demolished buildings.
C...Boarded up or abandoned buildings, no population.
D...A community with many abandoned buildings and a small population of residents.
E...Historic community or town, functional, but much smaller than in its boom years.
F...A restored town, state park, or replica of an old town, community or fort.

Adel	Alaska	Arcola	Arney	Atkinsville
Bethany	Braysville	Carp	Cataract	Cody
Corrine	Cuba	Cunot	Daggett	Denmark
Dulings	Fallsboro	Farmer	Farmers Station	Frazier
Freeman	Gosport Junction Mill	Hausertown	Hubbell	Jordan Village
Keystone	Lancaster	Marion Mills	Mill Grove	Middletown
Middletown Village	Mundy Station	Needmore	New Jeffersonville	Piney Town
Pleasant Valley	Pottersville	Quincy	Rattlesnake	Santa Fe
Spring Cave	Steubenville	Stockton	Vandalia	Vilas
Wallace Junction

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If you have an additional town or information about any of these, please let me know!!

Debbie Jennings

County Coordinator

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