Where Nobody Lives: “Ghost Towns” In Indiana

There are numerous ghost towns in every state in the main 48. It's not a lot different than a ghost town in the old western movies. A ghost town has nothing to do with ghosts for the paranormal, it's simply a town where no one lives. Residents of these town moved away for various reasons like the main industry/factory shut down. Some have have been devastated by Mother Nature, where floods or tornadoes have literally destroyed some of the small towns forcing people to move.  So, now that we have the defitinition of what a ghost town is, here are a few spread across the map of the state of Indiana. In fact most of these cities aren't even on the map anymore, that's why no photos are readily available.

Brisco:

In the late 70's, the only thing in Brisco was a gas station and a general store. This town near Williamsport has since ceased to exist.

Chatterton:

Even though this town is still on the map, the only thing still existing is one house.

Corwin:

With a town nearby that was larger an more populated, there was no reason for the small population of Corwin to stay in a dying town.  Thus, Corwin became a ghost town.

Sloan:

In the 1990's, when the railroad stopped running through Sloan, the town dried up and now all that's left are a few dilapidated buildings.

Mollie:

Mollie was a thriving community during the ate 1800's through the 1920's.Industry dried up, the railroad track through town was dismantled and now there is nothing but two houses left in Mollie.

There are More ghost town in the tri-state, Illinois and Kentucky have their fair share and we;ll spotlight them soon.