Point Pleasant, Indiana
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Point Pleasant was a small village (now extinct) in Pine Township
, Warren County
, Indiana
, located about a mile and a half southwest of Rainsville
near the confluence of Big Pine Creek
and Mud Pine Creek, a site currently known as Rocky Ford. It was laid out by one John H. Bartlett and platted
July 14, 1830, but never grew, and consisted only of Bartlett's residence, a liquor store and perhaps a saw mill. An 1883 county history describes Point Pleasant, but notes that "this was a paper town only."
Pine Township, Warren County, Indiana
Pine Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 436.-History:Pine Township was established in March 1830. There were originally four townships in the county; Pine and Washington were the first two new townships to be...
, Warren County
Warren County, Indiana
Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, located about a mile and a half southwest of Rainsville
Rainsville, Indiana
Rainsville is a small town in Pine Township, Warren County, Indiana.-History:Rainsville was platted on April 16, 1833 by Isaac Rains, who had built a mill here the previous year; the town was named for him....
near the confluence of Big Pine Creek
Big Pine Creek (Indiana)
Big Pine Creek is a creek in northwestern Indiana, USA. It begins in Round Grove Township in southwestern White County and flows generally southward through Benton and Warren counties before meeting the Wabash River near the town of Attica...
and Mud Pine Creek, a site currently known as Rocky Ford. It was laid out by one John H. Bartlett and platted
Plat
A plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
July 14, 1830, but never grew, and consisted only of Bartlett's residence, a liquor store and perhaps a saw mill. An 1883 county history describes Point Pleasant, but notes that "this was a paper town only."