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Hindostan Falls

Ghost town · Martin County, Indiana

Rusk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Rusk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hindostan Falls 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 38.6244° N, 86.8508° W.

Key facts

Elevation456 ft
Nearest living townShoals, IN
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates38.62440, -86.85080

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What's there now

Hindostan Falls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shoals, IN (population 700), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 456 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.
Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey. · Chris Flook / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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