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Corwin

Ghost town · Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Romney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Romney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Corwin is a ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It is one of 4 former communities in Tippecanoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Corwin as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2514° N, 86.9144° W.

Key facts

Elevation738 ft
Nearest living townRomney, IN
Distance to it0.5 miles
Coordinates40.25139, -86.91444

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What's there now

Corwin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Romney, IN (population 561), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 738 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Looking from north to east toward the old grain elevators in the extinct town of Corwin in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Image is a composite of three photos join
Looking from north to east toward the old grain elevators in the extinct town of Corwin in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Image is a composite of three photos join · Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Corwin?

Corwin is in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at 40.2514, -86.9144.

How many ghost towns are in Tippecanoe County?

Tippecanoe County, Indiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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