Ellsworth, Indiana

Ellsworth
Ghost town
Ellsworth
Coordinates: 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833Coordinates: 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Hall
Elevation[1] 535 ft (163 m)
ZIP code 47527
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 450890

Ellsworth was a former town that was located in Hall Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

The community was made extinct when the Patoka Reservoir was built in 1978.[2] It now currently lies underwater beneath the lake.

History

Ellsworth was platted in 1885. It is named for James M. Ellis, a landowner.[3]

A post office was established at Ellsworth in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.[4]

Geography

Ellsworth was located at 38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833.

Even though Ellsworth no longer exists, it is still cited by the USGS.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Patoka Reservoir Interpretive Master Plan" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 361.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ellsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-18.


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