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Radioville, Indiana.

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perenoel6218

There is, as I recall, a tiny town south of Michigan City on Highway 421 I believe,
that has the name "RADIOVILLE".
Does anyone know about that and how did it get that name?
Several years ago I came through that burg and took some photos of the
road sign identifying it. So I know it did exist.
 
I know of the town you are speaking of. I have made my way by it a few times in the past, but other than where it is located I can't help you with any more info. I tried a google search and that resulted in a big fat nothing!
 
Heh, yeah, I drove through there too about six weeks ago. I chuckled as I passed.
 
I grew up in NW Indiana, and have always wondered how Radioville got its name.
My family got a kick out of it when I showed them the name.
It is nothing more than a few houses in a rural area, which must have been sufficient at one time for a Post Office.
It is just north of Medaryville and Francesville, which was once known for the spooky "Francesville lights" where you could supposedly see
ghostly lights like a train or car headlights across the fields in a place where there was never a road or train tracks.
The Monon railroad did go north and south beside highway 421.
 
Went Googlin'...there are four towns in the U.S. with "Radio" in their names.

Plus another in Puerto Rico, too.
 
The following is from John Ghrist who has written a book about Radioville.

Radioville is an interesting place. Back in the 30's, everyone was radio crazed.. There was the Radio Flyer wagon and lots of other things that attached the word "radio" to it to gain more interest. During that time, a "doctor" used radio waves to heal people from their illnesses.

He also created Radioville to sell swamp lots to mostly poor people coming to this country.
Most of them starved and left the area. Local farmers helped the rest of these people make it through the winter. I wrote a booklet that should be in some libraries about the area. There are some other interesting stories about the community that I learned. The booklet was used towards college credit at Indiana University.

The Winamac Library has a copy.

The local radio club used to have a field day there in early October when the area was founded. I was on WKVI years ago to talk about the area.
 
I wonder if it is big enough to qualify as a "city of license"?
Wouldn't it be cool to be broadcasting from "WNNN, Radioville, Indiana".
 
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