Ellsworth, Indiana

Ghost town in Indiana, United States

38°25′40″N 86°43′06″W / 38.42778°N 86.71833°W / 38.42778; -86.71833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDuboisTownship HallElevation

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535 ft (163 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47527

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID450890

Ellsworth was a town in Hall Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was abandoned in 1978 when the Patoka Reservoir was built,^[2] and it now lies at the bottom of 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 1916.^[4]

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]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Patoka Reservoir Interpretive Master Plan" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 361.
^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Ellsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.