Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County,

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. Anita was the site of an

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passenger depot, the station house of which was moved and converted to a home near

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in 1936. By the 1980s, the Anita had been depopulated. The state highway department intended to remove it from maps, but preservationists succeeded in placing a roadside plaque to commemorate the town.

Geography

Anita was located at .

References

Former populated places in Johnson County, Indiana Former populated places in Indiana {{US-ghost-town-stub

Geography

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