Abandoned Record
About New Durham
Pinhook is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
This is a site record: what public sources say about New Durham, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where New Durham is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover New Durham
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Chicago sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Chicago sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 La Porte West sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 La Porte West sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 South Bend sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near New Durham
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Indiana index.
- Door Village4.6 mi E · LaPorte
- Tremont11.3 mi NW · Porter
- Byron13.5 mi NE · LaPorte
- Asphaltum32.9 mi S · Jasper
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "New Durham": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Pinhook, LaPorte County, Indiana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7195888.
- USGS GNIS 450466.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).