Skelton, Indiana

Extinct town in Indiana, United States
38°20′29″N 87°46′54″W / 38.34139°N 87.78167°W / 38.34139; -87.78167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGibsonTownshipMontgomeryElevation390 ft (120 m)ZIP code
47665
FIPS code18-69984[2]GNIS feature ID443570

Skelton is a ghost town community in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town would be completely inside the grounds of the Gibson Generating Station if it existed still. No part of the town exists as most of what was Skelton is in Gibson Lake.

Skelton was laid out in 1911.[3]

Geography

Skelton is located at 38°20′29″N 87°46′54″W / 38.34139°N 87.78167°W / 38.34139; -87.78167.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 879.
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