Skelton
Skelton is a ghost town community in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana. The town would be completely inside the grounds of the Gibson Generating Station if it existed still.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “Shelton”, “Skelton, IN”, and “Skelton, Indiana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gibson Generating Station.
Gibson Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Rhatsa26X, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gibson Generating Station is a coal-burning power plant located at the northernmost end of Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. Gibson Generating Station is situated 2 miles north of Skelton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rochester and East Mount Carmel.
Rochester
Hamlet
Rochester is an unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois, United States. Rochester is located on the Wabash River 2 miles east of Keensburg. Rochester is situated 2½ miles west of Skelton.
East Mount Carmel
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Flook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Mount Carmel is a small unincorporated community near the southwestern corner of White River Township in Gibson County, Indiana. The community is home to around 50 people. East Mount Carmel is situated 4 miles northeast of Skelton.
Johnson
Village
Photo: Chris Flook, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Johnson is an unincorporated town and Census designated place in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is located roughly four miles west of Owensville and eight miles north of Poseyville. Johnson is situated 5 miles southeast of Skelton.
Skelton
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Montgomery Township, Gibson, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.34144° or 38° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-87.7817° or 87° 46′ 54″ westElevation
390 feet (119 metres)Open location code
86CJ86R9+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 153506904OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Skelton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯凱爾頓 (印地安納州)”
- Chinese: “斯凱爾頓”
- French: “Skelton”
- South Azerbaijani: “سکلتون، ایندیانا”
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