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Locust Grove

Ghost town · Warren County, Indiana

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

Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove 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 40.4406° N, 87.4347° W.

Key facts

Elevation796 ft
Nearest living townAmbia, IN
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates40.44056, -87.43472

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What's there now

Locust Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ambia, IN (population 184), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 796 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 Locust Grove?

Locust Grove is in Warren County, Indiana, at 40.4406, -87.4347.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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