Abandoned Record
About Wallace Junction
Wallace Junction is a ghost town in Taylor Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wallace Junction, 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 Wallace Junction is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Wallace Junction
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.
- 1949 Quincy sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Indianapolis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Indianapolis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Indianapolis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Quincy sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Indianapolis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Bloomington 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 Wallace Junction
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Indiana index.
- Elkinsville36.4 mi SE · Brown
- Kansas38.2 mi E · Bartholomew
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Wallace Junction, Indiana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q30623140.
- USGS GNIS 445394.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).