Thanks for the info, guys. I posted that question, and then forgot to check for the answer. My bad. Thanks for the effort to find that information. I love old pictures like that, and am amazed that so many little burgs like that existed at one time, and now are all but gone. Makes me wonder how many former thriving little communities we drive by each day and don't even know it. The railroads breathed life into a lot of little places like that, which are now just memories embodied in old images.
I found this on Indystar.com :
January 17, 2006 Memories of small-town life
By Gladys Moore, Greenfield
I grew up in the small town of Cold Springs in southeastern Indiana, the youngest of four children. We attended school at Moores Hill. No one has ever heard of Cold Springs or Moores Hill, so I always say they are both close to Milan. Cold Springs sits in a valley in Dearborn County and it's a beautiful, quiet place. When I lived there in the 1950s there were eight houses, 40 people and about 10 dogs. At one time there were 23 kids catching the bus for school. By the time I graduated in 1965 only two of us caught the bus.
During my school years, the B&O Railroad ran through the town, powered by steam engines. If we had clothes hanging on the line when a train was coming, we always had to hurry to take them off because of the smoke from the engine. My dad would give hobos a drink of water and something to eat, but told us never to open the door unless he was there. In the small creek that runs through Cold Springs, we swam, collected rocks and caught crawdads in summer and skated in winter.
Occasionally, I drive through Cold Springs, stop to take pictures and pick up rocks. There are only four houses still standing and about eight people living there. It's much quieter now since there are fewer trains and no children. I had a wonderful life in Cold Springs with lots of kids to play with and parents who watched out for all of us. I miss the creek in my back yard, train whistles and my parents but treasure the wonderful memories.