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Walton

Ghost town · Parke County, Indiana

Catlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Catlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walton is a ghost town in Parke County, Indiana. It is one of 4 former communities in Parke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walton as a historical populated place on the Catlin 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 39.6681° N, 87.1500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCatlin
Elevation572 ft
Nearest living townBridgeton, IN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID452209
Coordinates39.66810, -87.15001

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What's there now

Walton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridgeton, IN (population 68), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 572 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 Walton?

Walton is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6681, -87.1500.

How many ghost towns are in Parke County?

Parke County, Indiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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