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Carmel

Ghost town · LaPorte County, Indiana

Walkerton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Walkerton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carmel as a historical populated place on the Walkerton topographic quadrangle: 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 41.4806° N, 86.4042° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalkerton
Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townTeegarden, IN
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID452429
Coordinates41.48060, -86.40418

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What's there now

Carmel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Teegarden, IN (population 34), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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