Skelton, Indiana

Skelton, Indiana
Extinct town
Skelton
Skelton
Coordinates: 38°20′29″N 87°46′54″W / 38.34139°N 87.78167°W / 38.34139; -87.78167Coordinates: 38°20′29″N 87°46′54″W / 38.34139°N 87.78167°W / 38.34139; -87.78167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Montgomery
Elevation[1] 390 ft (120 m)
ZIP code 47665
FIPS code 18-69984[2]
GNIS feature ID 443570

Skelton was an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town is now completely inside the grounds of the Gibson Generating Station. No part of the town exists as most of what was Skelton is in Gibson Lake.

Skelton was laid out in 1911.[3]

Geography

Skelton is located at 38°20′29″N 87°46′54″W / 38.34139°N 87.78167°W / 38.34139; -87.78167.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 879.


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