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Dunn

Ghost town · Benton County, Indiana

Boswell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Boswell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dunn is a ghost town in Benton County, Indiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Benton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dunn 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 40.5639° N, 87.4639° W.

Key facts

Elevation793 ft
Nearest living townBoswell, IN
Distance to it5.7 miles
Coordinates40.56390, -87.46390

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What's there now

Dunn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boswell, IN (population 703), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 793 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 Dunn?

Dunn is in Benton County, Indiana, at 40.5639, -87.4639.

How many ghost towns are in Benton County?

Benton County, Indiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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