New Baltimore, Indiana

New Baltimore is an unincorporated community in Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

New Baltimore was laid out in 1837 and was once an important shipping point for river traffic.^[2] With the advent of other modes of transportation, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Baltimore, Indiana
↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 119.
↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 415.

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City	Mount Vernon

Towns	Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville

Townships	Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith

CDP	Parkers Settlement

Other unincorporated communities	Barrett Blairsville Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oliver Rapture Savah Saint Philip Saint Wendel‡ Solitude Springfield Stewartsville Upton Wadesville West Franklin

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°10′38″N 87°55′03″W / 38.17722°N 87.91750°W / 38.17722; -87.91750

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