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Sloan

Ghost town · Warren County, Indiana

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

Sloan 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 Sloan 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 40.3017° N, 87.4761° W.

Key facts

Elevation710 ft
Nearest living townHedrick, IN
Distance to it0.9 miles
Coordinates40.30170, -87.47610

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What's there now

Sloan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hedrick, IN (population 116), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 710 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A 1995 view of the extinct town of Sloan, Indiana, looking east-southeast. In the foreground is a store building which was last operated by Quentin Bryant in th
A 1995 view of the extinct town of Sloan, Indiana, looking east-southeast. In the foreground is a store building which was last operated by Quentin Bryant in th · Omnedon / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Sloan?

Sloan is in Warren County, Indiana, at 40.3017, -87.4761.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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