Walnut Grove, Warren County, Indiana

Walnut Grove
Ghost town
Walnut Grove Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Steuben

Walnut Grove was a small town (now extinct) in Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana, located three miles east of Tab. A 1913 history describes the town's population as about 50.

History

A post office was once established at Walnut Grove in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.^[1]

Geography

Walnut Grove is located in flat, open farmland at the intersection of County Roads 650 N and 500 W.

References

↑ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

Clifton, Thomas A. (editor) (1913), Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana, Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Co.

Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Williamsport

Towns	Pine Village State Line City West Lebanon Williamsport

Townships	Adams Jordan Kent Liberty Medina Mound Pike Pine Prairie Steuben Warren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Carbondale Foster Green Hill Hedrick Independence Johnsonville Judyville Kramer Marshfield Pence Rainsville Stewart Tab Winthrop

Ghost towns	Baltimore Banning Corner Black Rock Brisco Chatterton Chesapeake Dresser Five Points Glen Cliff Hooker Corner Kickapoo Locust Grove Mudlavia Springs Old Town Point Pleasant Romine Corner Sloan Sycamore Corner Walnut Grove Warrenton

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