Baltimore, Indiana
Baltimore was a small town built on the western banks of the Wabash River in Mound Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Baltimore, Indiana | |
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Baltimore Location in Warren County | |
Coordinates: 40°09′57″N 87°26′31″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warren |
Township | Mound |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47932 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
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. A single brick house built in the 1880s is the last remaining structure of Baltimore.
Geography
Baltimore was located at 40°09'57" North, 87°26'31" West (40.165833, -87.441944). The site is along State Road 263 near its intersection with County Road 1025 South. Baltimore Cemetery and Rodgers Cemetery lie about a quarter mile to the west.
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