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Springhill

Ghost town · Decatur County, Indiana

Milroy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Milroy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Springhill is a ghost town in Decatur County, Indiana, recorded as human settlement in Indiana, United States of America. It is the only former community in Decatur County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Springhill as a historical populated place on the Milroy 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 39.4334° N, 85.4211° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Indiana before 1931 that mention “Springhill”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 50 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilroy
Elevation973 ft
Nearest living townSandusky, IN
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID448503
Coordinates39.43338, -85.42108

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What's there now

Springhill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandusky, IN (population 26), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 973 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.