Baltimore, Indiana

Baltimore
Ghost town
Baltimore Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°09′57″N 87°26′31″W / 40.16583°N 87.44194°W / 40.16583; -87.44194Coordinates: 40°09′57″N 87°26′31″W / 40.16583°N 87.44194°W / 40.16583; -87.44194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Mound

Baltimore was a small town built on the western banks of the Wabash River in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.

History

Baltimore was laid out in November 1829 by William Willmeth and Samuel Hill. It flourished for several years, and the population reached 70. In 1830, Samuel Hill had a stock of merchandise worth $2500 at his establishment, which was the largest stock in the county at the time. A post office was established in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1865.^[1] Another store was opened by Samuel Wetzel in 1839. When the Wabash and Erie Canal was completed on the opposite side of the river in the 1840s, the community dwindled. With the exception of a single brick house built in the 1880s, no trace of Baltimore now remains.

Geography

Baltimore was located at 40°09'57" North, 87°26'31" West (40.165833, -87.441944).

References

↑ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) (2002).
Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 324–325.

The original plat from 1829
Drawing from the 1877 Warren County Atlas
Baltimore's single remaining house
Tombstones in Baltimore Cemetery

Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Williamsport

Towns	Pine Village State Line City West Lebanon Williamsport

Townships	Adams Jordan Kent Liberty Medina Mound Pike Pine Prairie Steuben Warren Washington

Unincorporated communities	Carbondale Foster Green Hill Hedrick Independence Johnsonville Judyville Kramer Marshfield Pence Rainsville Stewart Tab Winthrop

Ghost towns	Baltimore Banning Corner Black Rock Brisco Chatterton Chesapeake Dresser Five Points Glen Cliff Hooker Corner Kickapoo Locust Grove Mudlavia Springs Old Town Point Pleasant Romine Corner Sloan Sycamore Corner Walnut Grove Warrenton

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