Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.[3][4]
Anita, Indiana | |
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  Anita  Anita | |
| 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 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anita, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Railroad put long-gone Anita on the state map". The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana). June 19, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c Rund, Christopher (2006), The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad, Indiana University Press, pp. 218–219, ISBN 9780253346926,
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.
- ^ "Index to All Stations" (PDF). Illinois Central Railroad. September 28, 1947. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Surviving Indiana Railroad Stations" (PDF). American Rails. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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