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Anson

Ghost town · Miami County, Indiana

Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Anson is a ghost town in Miami County, Indiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Miami County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anson 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 40.8664° N, 86.0556° W.

Key facts

Elevation719 ft
Nearest living townDenver, IN
Distance to it1.1 miles
Coordinates40.86639, -86.05556

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What's there now

Anson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denver, IN (population 549), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 719 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Anson?

Anson is in Miami County, Indiana, at 40.8664, -86.0556.

How many ghost towns are in Miami County?

Miami County, Indiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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