Here’s Where the Nuclear Fallout Shelters are in Indiana

A doomsday prepper has verified and highlighted fallout shelters across the United States, and we have quite a few still in Indiana.

We have all seen catastrophic/natural disaster movies where people are trying to escape an asteroid by fleeing to large underground bunkers, hoping to survive the fallout. A few examples of these movies include 2012, Greenland, and Deep Impact. 

Of course, in recent weeks, we have heard a lot in the news about nuclear weapons and nuclear warfare. As of this writing, there are no direct threats to us in Indiana terms of nuclear weapons. However, that doesn't mean that we have anything to worry about when it comes to a nuclear attack in the future. According to government officials, some parts of Indiana might be targets during a nuclear attack...which is never good news.

Read More: Indiana's Nuclear Threat: FEMA Map Shows Possible Hoosier Targets

With all of this nuclear threat talk, a lot of people are preparing for the worst. Some might even be considering a nuclear bunker. Fun fact for you: there's actually a lot of fallout shelters throughout the Hoosier State.

Fallout Shelters in Indiana

Trueprepper.com compiled the list of fallout shelters in the United States. The website says that most of these shelters were built during the Cold War, and were built to protect folks from radioactive fallout. Most of these were built underground to provide protection from the gamma radiation.

The Cold War lasted about 45 years, from roughly 1947 to 1991. Many of the shelters that were built during that time actually still exist. While the building may be suitable as a fallout shelter, there probably aren’t any public supplies to make it survivable. But they still exist nonetheless.

According to Trueprepper.com, there are a total of 78 fallout shelters throughout the state of Indiana. The website says Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Bloomington all had decent fallout shelter plans, with many buildings still there today with adequate shielding. That being said, you can find shelters in more Indiana cities/towns than just those three.

While I hope we will never have a need for these fallout shelters, it's nice knowing that we have a lot throughout Indiana. You can take a look at each location in Indiana by clicking here.

The website actually has some really cool information on fallout shelters, and even how you can build one of your own. There are a lot of tips, tricks, and tools that you might find interesting about fallout shelters. Learn more by clicking here.