Anita, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°25′33″N 86°11′29″W / 39.42583°N 86.19139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Johnson |
Township | Hensley |
Elevation | 813 ft (248 m) |
ZIP code | 46181 |
FIPS code | 18-01684 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 430180 [1] |
Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. [3] [4]
Anita was the site of an Illinois Central Railroad passenger depot, the station house of which was moved and converted to a home near Trafalgar in 1936. [4] [5] [6]
By the 1980s, Anita had been depopulated. The state highway department intended to remove it from maps, but preservationists succeeded in placing a roadside plaque to commemorate the town. [4]
Anita is another town along the line bearing the name of a young lady...By the 1980's the Anita was almost non-existent...The state highway department was on the verge of erasing Anita from map, but proponents of the all-but-forgotten town successfully petitioned to preserve Anita's identity. The town remained acknowledged on paper and was even marked by a commemorative roadside plaque.
Anita, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°25′33″N 86°11′29″W / 39.42583°N 86.19139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Johnson |
Township | Hensley |
Elevation | 813 ft (248 m) |
ZIP code | 46181 |
FIPS code | 18-01684 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 430180 [1] |
Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States. [3] [4]
Anita was the site of an Illinois Central Railroad passenger depot, the station house of which was moved and converted to a home near Trafalgar in 1936. [4] [5] [6]
By the 1980s, Anita had been depopulated. The state highway department intended to remove it from maps, but preservationists succeeded in placing a roadside plaque to commemorate the town. [4]
Anita is another town along the line bearing the name of a young lady...By the 1980's the Anita was almost non-existent...The state highway department was on the verge of erasing Anita from map, but proponents of the all-but-forgotten town successfully petitioned to preserve Anita's identity. The town remained acknowledged on paper and was even marked by a commemorative roadside plaque.