New Pekin is a town in Pierce and Polk townships, Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Pekin had a population of 1,323.
The Blue River is a 57-mile-long, two-forked stream that runs through Harrison, Crawford and Washington counties in Indiana. The headwaters of the North Fork arise near Salem in Washington County and
New Pekin, Indiana
…watered and changed. The town prospered until 1851, when the railroad was completed. The train station was built on the more level north side of the Blue River. Businesses gradually migrated to the new location. In 1854 the County Commissioners declared the town vacant and the area became known as Old Pekin…