Small Town Breakdowns

Deep-dive town profiles exploring what makes each Indiana small town unique

Colorful mural in Newton County, Indiana of writer George Ade and baseball player Edgar "Sam" Rice, painted alongside a South Newton High School logo and a canoe scene at Willow Slough

What’s it like in Kentland, Indiana?

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The Tipton County Courthouse in Tipton, Indiana, a sandstone building with steep slate roofs and a tall clock tower, seen from the street on a fall evening

What's it like in Tipton, Indiana?

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Blue-and-gold Indiana historical marker titled Odon, Formerly Clarksburg beside a pond, noting the town was platted in 1846 and renamed Odon in 1881.

What's it like in Odon, Indiana?

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Nighttime crowd gathered on the lawn at 950 Speakeasy Bistro in Lagro, Indiana, watching a live band play under string lights beside the two-story timber patio

What's it like in Lagro, Indiana?

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Aerial view of downtown Wabash, Indiana, centered on the domed Wabash County Courthouse and surrounded by brick storefronts and tree-lined streets.

What's it like in Wabash, Indiana?

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The bell tower on the Manchester University mall, surrounded by striped green lawns and campus buildings under a clear blue sky in North Manchester, Indiana

What's it like in North Manchester, Indiana?

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The 'Travelers Point' vintage train mural painted on a brick building along Main Street in downtown Kirklin, Indiana, with the town water tower in the background.

What's it like in Kirklin, Indiana?

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A lone person stands on a cracked, exposed roadbed in the drained basin of Mississinewa Lake near Somerset, Indiana, under an overcast winter sky.

How Somerset, Indiana was Erased by a Federal Project

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Aerial view of a wooden roller coaster curving out over Lake Shafer at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, with a Ferris wheel beside the boardwalk.

What's it like in Monticello, Indiana?

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Frankfort, Indiana Water Park

What’s it like in Frankfort, Indiana?

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Speedway, Indiana: The Racing Capital of the World

What’s it like in Speedway, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Oldenburg, Indiana?

What’s it like in Oldenburg, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Veedersburg, Indiana?

What’s it like in Veedersburg, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Hagerstown, Indiana?

What’s it like in Hagerstown, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Boonville, Indiana?

What’s it like in Boonville, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Montezuma, Indiana?

What’s it like in Montezuma, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Winona Lake, Indiana?

What’s it like in Winona Lake, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Arcadia, Indiana?

What’s it like in Arcadia, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Whiteland, Indiana?

What’s it like in Whiteland, Indiana?

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What’s it like in Alexandria, Indiana?

What’s it like in Alexandria, Indiana?

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