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        Extinct Indiana Amish Settlements At least eleven Amish settlements that once existed in Indiana dissolved for one or more reasons, including economic collapse, internal church conflicts, and pressure from external forces. They are listed below in chronological order. . Rossville-Edna Mills (Clinton County). Begun c., in  this Amish church affiliated with the so-called Egly Amish movement that evolved into the Evangelical Mennonite Church. . Newton-Jasper Counties, –. There were one hundred families in two Old Order church districts at the height of the settlement. . Cleona (Brown County) –. A few settlers from Elkhart County lived here for several years; most moved back to Elkhart County. . Littles-Oakland City (Pike-Gibson Counties) –. Settlers from Daviess County moved here but suffered repeated flooding and bad weather. . Portland (Jay County) –. A notably conservative group, it experienced internal disputes and had extended difficulties with state school officials . . Ashley (Steuben County) –. . Carlisle (Sullivan County) –. This small group adopted tractor farming methods and most members affiliated with the Beachy Amish Church. . Mitchell (Lawrence County) –. . Kendalville (Noble County) –. Only a handful of families ever lived here; failing to attract more members, the settlement disbanded. . English (Crawford County) –. . Liberty (Union County) –. Only three families (from Ohio) ever lived in this New Order Amish settlement. Sources: David Luthy, The Amish in America: Settlements That Failed, – (), –; David Luthy, Why Some Amish Communities Fail: Extinct Settlements, – (). This page intentionally left blank ...

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