| West Dana, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
 Vermillion County's location in Indiana | |
  West Dana West Dana's location in Vermillion County | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′11″N87°31′28″W / 39.80306°N 87.52444°W Coordinates: 39°48′11″N87°31′28″W / 39.80306°N 87.52444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vermillion |
| Township | Helt |
| Elevation [1] | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47847 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 445734 |
West Dana is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The site is near the Illinois and Indiana border.
Helt Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,610 and it contained 1,181 housing units.
Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,212. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county to be formed.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Even though the community no longer exists, it is still cited by the USGS. [2]
