Walnut Grove, Warren County, Indiana

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Walnut Grove
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Walnut Grove
Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°24′40″N87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556 Coordinates: 40°24′40″N87°24′56″W / 40.41111°N 87.41556°W / 40.41111; -87.41556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Township Steuben
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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.

Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 117 housing units; the population density is the lowest of any township in the county, at 6.1 inhabitants per square mile (2.4/km2).

Warren County, Indiana County in the United States

Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois state line and the Wabash River in the United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 8,508. The county seat is Williamsport.

Indiana State of the United States of America

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.

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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.

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References

  1. "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 10, 2016.