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Hamilton

Ghost town · Boone County, Indiana

Zionsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Zionsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hamilton is a ghost town in Boone County, Indiana. It is the only former community in Boone County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hamilton as a historical populated place on the Zionsville topographic quadrangle: 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 39.9750° N, 86.2547° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleZionsville
Elevation879 ft
Nearest living townZionsville, IN
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID452164
Coordinates39.97504, -86.25471

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What's there now

Hamilton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Zionsville, IN (population 31,442), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 879 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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