Walnut Grove, Warren County, Indiana

Walnut Grove
Ghost town
Walnut Grove
Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Township Steuben
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47993
Area code(s) 765

Walnut Grove was a small town (now extinct) in Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana, located three miles east of Tab. A 1913 history describes the town's population as about 50.

History

A post office was once established at Walnut Grove in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[1]

Geography

Walnut Grove is located in flat, open farmland at the intersection of County Roads 650 North and 500 West.

References

  1. "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  • Clifton, Thomas A. (editor) (1913), Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana, Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Co.


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