Brisco, Indiana | |
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Ghost town | |
Looking east toward the site of Brisco
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Brisco's location in Warren County | |
Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°21′30″W / 40.41111°N 87.35833°WCoordinates: 40°24′40″N 87°21′30″W / 40.41111°N 87.35833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warren |
Township | Pine |
Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 47993 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 431533 |
Brisco (or Briscoe) was a small town in Pine Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It began in the 1850s and gained a one-room school in 1856, which operated until 1929. In 1930 the school building became a general store run for more than 50 years by local resident Jim Marquess. Never more than a tiny hamlet, Brisco almost entirely disappeared during the 20th century and now no longer appears on county maps, though the USGS cites it, and a cemetery northeast of town still bears the name.
Brisco was located a quarter mile east of the intersection of County Road 650 North with U.S. Route 41, about 9 miles north-northwest of the county seat of Williamsport.