Indiana is full of ghost towns and deserted areas that can be fun to explore. We mapped out a ghost town road trip for you before but wanted to kick it up a notch and bring you a road trip of the eeriest abandoned places in Indiana. From empty towns to creepy buildings, this abandoned places road trip through the Hoosier State is sure to spook and delight you … that is if you’re brave enough to set out on this adventure!
Ready to take a tour through abandoned places in Indiana? View a Google Map and plan your adventure!
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- Hindostan Falls
wikimedia This Indiana ghost town was first established during the early 1800s on the White River. It was abandoned once Yellow Fever struck, turning this bustling town into a desolate land. Hindostan Falls, IN 47581, USA
- Elkinsville
Trevor Huxham/Flickr What remains of Elkinsville is nothing more than gorgeous wilderness, located within what is now the Hoosier National Forest. While this abandoned town might not seem creepy at first glance, all that remains of this former farming town is a cemetery, a post office, and a few houses. Elkinsville, IN 47448, USA
- Butlerville High School - Butlerville
Jennifer Wiggins/Flickr This former high school in Butlerville shut down over 60 years ago. Since then, nature has slowly started to reclaim the building. While parts of Butlerville High School are stunning, other parts are pretty eerie to look at. East High School Alley, E High School Alley, Butlerville, IN 47223, USA
- Old Reid Hospital - Richmond
Doug Philbeck/YouTube This former hospital in Indiana holds a lot of memories for Richmond residents and has been closed for more than eight years. The destruction and desolation inside and outside of this building are truly grim. Reid Health, 1100 Reid Pkwy, Richmond, IN 47374, USA
- Granville
wikimedia This former Wabash and Erie Canal town in Tippecanoe County was populated by Native Americans in the early 1800s. A cemetery with the town name still exists within this abandoned ghost town. Granville, IN 47338, USA
- Union Station - Gary
Joey Lax-Salinas/Flickr Nature has crept into and around this abandoned train station in Gary, Indiana. Once a bustling building, this former station was abandoned in the 1960s. Gary, IN, USA
- Mudlavia Springs Hotel - Kramer
Jim Hammer/Flickr This former hotel and spa used to welcome Hoosiers by the dozens in its heyday. In the 1920s, Mudlavia Springs Hotel was mostly destroyed in a fire and is now mostly covered by nature. Mudlavia Springs, Liberty Township, IN 47918, USA
- Corwin
wikimedia One of the most intriguing ghost towns in Indiana is definitely Corwin. With former grain elevators and buildings still standing, you’ll see how much promise this now eerie ghost town once had. Corwin, IN 47981, USA
Curious to see more of the abandoned Reid Hospital? Check out this drone video courtesy of YouTube user Indiana Doug:
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This Indiana ghost town was first established during the early 1800s on the White River. It was abandoned once Yellow Fever struck, turning this bustling town into a desolate land.
Hindostan Falls, IN 47581, USA
Trevor Huxham/Flickr
What remains of Elkinsville is nothing more than gorgeous wilderness, located within what is now the Hoosier National Forest. While this abandoned town might not seem creepy at first glance, all that remains of this former farming town is a cemetery, a post office, and a few houses.
Elkinsville, IN 47448, USA
Jennifer Wiggins/Flickr
This former high school in Butlerville shut down over 60 years ago. Since then, nature has slowly started to reclaim the building. While parts of Butlerville High School are stunning, other parts are pretty eerie to look at.
East High School Alley, E High School Alley, Butlerville, IN 47223, USA
Doug Philbeck/YouTube
This former hospital in Indiana holds a lot of memories for Richmond residents and has been closed for more than eight years. The destruction and desolation inside and outside of this building are truly grim.
Reid Health, 1100 Reid Pkwy, Richmond, IN 47374, USA
This former Wabash and Erie Canal town in Tippecanoe County was populated by Native Americans in the early 1800s. A cemetery with the town name still exists within this abandoned ghost town.
Granville, IN 47338, USA
Joey Lax-Salinas/Flickr
Nature has crept into and around this abandoned train station in Gary, Indiana. Once a bustling building, this former station was abandoned in the 1960s.
Gary, IN, USA
Jim Hammer/Flickr
This former hotel and spa used to welcome Hoosiers by the dozens in its heyday. In the 1920s, Mudlavia Springs Hotel was mostly destroyed in a fire and is now mostly covered by nature.
Mudlavia Springs, Liberty Township, IN 47918, USA
One of the most intriguing ghost towns in Indiana is definitely Corwin. With former grain elevators and buildings still standing, you’ll see how much promise this now eerie ghost town once had.
Corwin, IN 47981, USA
Are you brave enough to take this abandoned places road trip in Indiana? Muster up your courage and be prepared for a frightfully delightful adventure! For an equally creepy adventure, try out this haunted cemetery road trip through Indiana.
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Abandoned places in Indiana September 11, 2022 Sarah M. What’s the most haunted abandoned place in Indiana? Gary, Indiana, is a place that inspires ghost stories and creepy lore, and the town’s abandoned City Methodist Church is a physical manifestation of the town’s tenuous reputation. The church was built in 1926 during the height of the steel boom in Indiana, and when the industry crashed in the ’70s, residents moved away, and both the church (and the town itself) began to decay. Today, this abandoned church in Indiana is a popular stop for curious explorers and has been used as a filming location for horror films like “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Of course, one could easily fill an entire day or weekend road trip visiting the myriad abandoned and haunted places in Gary, from the Palace Theatre to the notorious House of Demons. With regard to the latter, there is a house in Gary, Indiana that is rumored to have been a portal to Hell. The story goes that more than 200 demons attacked and possessed a mother (Latoya Ammons) and her children. Police officers, Child Protection Services, and medical professionals all confirmed that Latoya and her family were possessed and had to be exorcised. Needless to say, this is one of the most haunted places in Indiana. Read more about the chilling story of the Demon House … if you’re not easily spooked, that is.
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Abandoned places in Indiana
September 11, 2022
Sarah M.
What’s the most haunted abandoned place in Indiana? Gary, Indiana, is a place that inspires ghost stories and creepy lore, and the town’s abandoned City Methodist Church is a physical manifestation of the town’s tenuous reputation. The church was built in 1926 during the height of the steel boom in Indiana, and when the industry crashed in the ’70s, residents moved away, and both the church (and the town itself) began to decay. Today, this abandoned church in Indiana is a popular stop for curious explorers and has been used as a filming location for horror films like “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Of course, one could easily fill an entire day or weekend road trip visiting the myriad abandoned and haunted places in Gary, from the Palace Theatre to the notorious House of Demons. With regard to the latter, there is a house in Gary, Indiana that is rumored to have been a portal to Hell. The story goes that more than 200 demons attacked and possessed a mother (Latoya Ammons) and her children. Police officers, Child Protection Services, and medical professionals all confirmed that Latoya and her family were possessed and had to be exorcised. Needless to say, this is one of the most haunted places in Indiana. Read more about the chilling story of the Demon House … if you’re not easily spooked, that is.
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
Gary, Indiana, is a place that inspires ghost stories and creepy lore, and the town’s abandoned City Methodist Church is a physical manifestation of the town’s tenuous reputation. The church was built in 1926 during the height of the steel boom in Indiana, and when the industry crashed in the ’70s, residents moved away, and both the church (and the town itself) began to decay. Today, this abandoned church in Indiana is a popular stop for curious explorers and has been used as a filming location for horror films like “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
Of course, one could easily fill an entire day or weekend road trip visiting the myriad abandoned and haunted places in Gary, from the Palace Theatre to the notorious House of Demons. With regard to the latter, there is a house in Gary, Indiana that is rumored to have been a portal to Hell. The story goes that more than 200 demons attacked and possessed a mother (Latoya Ammons) and her children. Police officers, Child Protection Services, and medical professionals all confirmed that Latoya and her family were possessed and had to be exorcised. Needless to say, this is one of the most haunted places in Indiana. Read more about the chilling story of the Demon House … if you’re not easily spooked, that is.
