Sloan, Indiana

Sloan, Indiana
Ghost town
Sloan Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°18′06″N 87°28′34″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Steuben
Elevation [1]	712 ft (217 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47993
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	443611

Sloan is an extinct town that was located on the border of Jordan Township and Steuben Township in Warren County, Indiana, less than a mile east of the town of Hedrick.

History

In 1903 the New York Central Railroad line through Jordan Township was completed, and on June 18, 1914, a post office was established next to the railway at the township's southern edge. Named for the local Sloan family, it operated until November 29, 1941. The railroad, which by the time of its closure was owned by Conrail, ceased operations in the 1990s, and the tracks have since been removed. No structures remain at the site. The USGS still has data for Sloan, even though it no longer exists.^[2]

A portion of the railroad, beginning less than four miles north in the town of Stewart, continues to operate as the Bee Line Railroad.

Geography

Sloan was at the intersection of county roads 100 S and 825 W. Redwood Creek passes close by to its west and south.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
2. "Sloan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

• Warren County Historical Society (2002), A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition).

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  The view east from the defunct railroad crossing, 2006.
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  Abandoned store building and grain silos, 1995.