Kickapoo, Indiana

Ghost town in Indiana, United States
40°19′48″N 87°13′59″W / 40.33000°N 87.23306°W / 40.33000; -87.23306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWarrenTownshipWarrenTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47918
Area code765

Kickapoo was a small town (now extinct) in Warren Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Kickapoo's 1885 plat

Platted by Lewis Davisson on February 2, 1885, the town was served by the newly-constructed Chicago and Great Southern Railway. The town never grew substantially and is described in a 1913 history as having "a small population".[1]

Geography

Kickapoo was located in section 29, township 22, range 7 west, along what is now Kickapoo Road (County Road 425 E). Kickapoo Creek flows past the site and meets the Wabash River about a mile to the south.

References

  1. ^ Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 310, 326.
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