New Baltimore, Indiana

New Baltimore, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New Baltimore is located in Indiana
New Baltimore
New Baltimore
New Baltimore is located in the United States
New Baltimore
New Baltimore
Coordinates: 38°10′38″N 87°53′03″W / 38.17722°N 87.88417°W / 38.17722; -87.88417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipBethel
Elevation
[1]
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47616
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID449048[1]

New Baltimore is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

New Baltimore was laid out in 1837 and was once an important shipping point for river traffic.[2] With the advent of other modes of transportation, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Baltimore, Indiana
  2. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 119.
  3. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 415.


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