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Anita

Ghost town · Johnson County, Indiana

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Anita is a ghost town in Johnson County, Indiana. It is the only former community in Johnson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anita as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.4258° N, 86.1914° W.

Key facts

Elevation812 ft
Nearest living townTrafalgar, IN
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates39.42580, -86.19140

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What's there now

Anita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trafalgar, IN (population 1,433), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 812 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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