Skelton, Indiana

Skelton
Extinct Town
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

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Princeton

Cities	Princeton Oakland City

Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville

Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River

Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights Buckskin Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gray Junction Gudgel Hickory Ridge Johnson King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oak Hill Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River

Ghost town	Port Gibson

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