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Mollie

Ghost town · Blackford County, Indiana

Montpelier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Montpelier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mollie is a ghost town in Blackford County, Indiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Blackford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 33 Indiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 5.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mollie 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 40.5083° N, 85.3150° W.

Key facts

Peak population5
Last recorded population5
Elevation893 ft
Nearest living townMontpelier, IN
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates40.50830, -85.31500

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What's there now

Mollie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montpelier, IN (population 1,444), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 893 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Location of the former village named Mollie, in Blackford County, Indiana, USA.
Location of the former village named Mollie, in Blackford County, Indiana, USA. · TwoScarsUp / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Mollie?

Mollie is in Blackford County, Indiana, at 40.5083, -85.3150.

How many ghost towns are in Blackford County?

Blackford County, Indiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.