Leavenworth, IN

Leavenworth is a town in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The 2020 census counted 289 residents. Leavenworth was laid out in 1818 in a horseshoe shaped bend of the Ohio River, directly under a large bluff called Mt. Eden. The bluff forms part of the Indiana Ridge and faces directly across the river toward Kentucky. A newcomer can read Leavenworth through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Leavenworth comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.