New Baltimore, Indiana

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New Baltimore, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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New Baltimore
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New Baltimore
Coordinates: 38°10′38″N87°53′03″W / 38.17722°N 87.88417°W / 38.17722; -87.88417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Bethel
Elevation
[1]
367 ft (112 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47616
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID449048 [1]

New Baltimore is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

New Baltimore was laid out in 1837 and was once an important shipping point for river traffic. [2] With the advent of other modes of transportation, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Baltimore, Indiana
  2. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p.  119.
  3. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 415.
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