Beeville, Indiana

Beeville
Ghost town

Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Beeville

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 86°47′24″W / 40.22167°N 86.79000°W / 40.22167; -86.79000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Lauramie
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47930
Area code(s) 765

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 86°47′24″W / 40.221570°N 86.790090°W / 40.221570; -86.790090

Beeville was a small town, now extinct, in Lauramie Township, near the southern border of Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Beeville was platted in 1884 along the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and consisted of at least 10 lots.[2] Though it gained some inhabitants, the town never saw much growth, and little to no trace of it remains today.

Geography

Beeville is located at 40°13'18" North, 86°47'24" West (40.22157, -86.79009) on County Road 600 East at an elevation of approximately 796 feet. It sits in Lauramie Township along the grade of the abandoned railroad.

References

  1. ↑ "Railroad Maps of Indiana 1896". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Ghost Towns of Tippecanoe County". Retrieved 2008-11-15.
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