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History · Nyona Lake

18% of Nyona Lake’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Nyona Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Nyona Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Nyona Lake’s homes were built before 1958.
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The story so far

Nyona Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nyona Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Nyona Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fulton County, Indiana, United States.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Nyona Lake on the map, 1960 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Nyona Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Nyona Lake on the 1960 USGS mapNyona Lake on the 1980 USGS map1960Macy sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Nyona Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Nyona Lake

Nobody well known was born in Nyona Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Nicole AndersonAmerican actress · b. 1990
Elmo LincolnAmerican film actor · b. 1889
Lola LaneAmerican actress · b. 1906
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John ChamberlainAmerican artist · b. 1927
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Ron HerrellAmerican politician · b. 1948
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Ruel Vance ChurchillAmerican mathematician · b. 1899

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.