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Chesapeake

Ghost town · Warren County, Indiana

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

Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake 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 40.2446° N, 87.4432° W.

Key facts

Elevation711 ft
Nearest living townMarshfield, IN
Distance to it0.7 miles
Coordinates40.24459, -87.44324

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What's there now

Chesapeake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marshfield, IN (population 84), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 711 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 Chesapeake?

Chesapeake is in Warren County, Indiana, at 40.2446, -87.4432.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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