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Brisco

Ghost town · Warren County, Indiana

Pine Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Pine Village quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brisco is a ghost town in Warren County, Indiana. It is one of 20 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. No county in Indiana has more among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brisco 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 40.4111° N, 87.3583° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townRainsville, IN
Distance to it2.3 miles
Coordinates40.41111, -87.35833

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What's there now

Brisco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainsville, IN (population 21), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The site of the extinct town of Brisco, Indiana. Photo looks east toward the intersection of Indiana State Road 141 and Warren County Road 650 North.
The site of the extinct town of Brisco, Indiana. Photo looks east toward the intersection of Indiana State Road 141 and Warren County Road 650 North. · Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Brisco?

Brisco is in Warren County, Indiana, at 40.4111, -87.3583.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Indiana has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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