Millgrove, IN

Millgrove is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for many years. Although the Blackford County Historical Society lists this community as a ghost town, homes are still maintained in the area. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Millgrove, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Millgrove, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Like several other communities in the county, Millgrove originally thrived as a stop on a railroad line. Millgrove also participated in the Indiana Gas Boom, and the Millgrove Natural Gas Company was one of Blackford County's many gas companies that existed during the 1890s. Millgrove was laid out in 1867 when Blackford County's first railroad came through the southern portion of the county.