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Remember the Good Ole Days in This IN River Town
950 Speakeasy Bistro and Canal Creamery are musts, and the outdoor vibes are endless in Lagro, Indiana.
Austin Sellers & Nate Spangle
July 12, 2026
Lagro
Small Town Breakdown
Lagro, Indiana is the smallest incorporated town in Wabash County, but its rich Irish history, river trails, Canal Creamery and 950 Speakeasy Bistro, and community pride make it a small town worth visiting.
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Fast Facts
📍LOCATION: North-central Indiana
Lagro is in east-central Wabash County and only 10 minutes northeast of the county seat of Wabash.
U.S. Route 24 is a four-lane, east-west expressway that bypasses Downtown Lagro to the north. It leads west to Wabash and east to Huntington and Fort Wayne.
State Road 524 is just over 3.5 miles long. It begins with a connection at U.S. Route 24 and leads east into Lagro before turning south and ending at an entrance to the Salamonie River State Forest.
One hour and 45 minutes north of downtown Indianapolis
50 minutes west of Fort Wayne
One hour and 30 minutes south of South Bend
👥 POPULATION & RANKING
348 residents (as of 2024)
Ranks as Indiana’s 586th-largest incorporated town/city
Smallest of six incorporated towns/cities in Wabash County
📏 LAND AREA
0.59 square miles
📅 FOUNDED
Wabash County was initially formed in 1820 and was re-formed in 1832 out of portions of Cass and Grant counties. It wasn’t organized until 1835 from parts of the original county created after the Treaty of St. Mary's.
The name “Wabash” derives from a Miami-Illinois term that means “water over white stones.”
Lagro was established in 1834 along the Wabash River. It sits across from where the Salamonie River flows into the Wabash.
It was named after Miami Chief Le Gris.
It is rich in Irish history, with early Irish settlers arriving to work on the Wabash and Erie Canal project.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church was founded in 1836, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2020, both the Red Men Hall (built in 1911) and Masonic Temple (built in 1913) were added to the National Register of Historic Places as well.
🏥 MAIN INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing, Local Services
Vice Brothers started in 1939 when brothers Edward, Forrest, and James Vice opened a foundry in nearby Wabash to make brass and aluminum castings. Then in 1972, they introduced castings for water drainage and control. That became the company’s largest line of production and led to a plant opening in Lagro.
Is there a better name for an annual small-town celebration? The Lagro Good Ole Days is a street fair with live music, a car show, parade, food vendors, kids attractions, fireworks, and more. Get Indiana attended the Good Ole Days in June and had a great time. Mark your calendar for 2027.
Outdoor Energy
With its location on the Wabash River and being close to the Salamonie River, you know a river town is going to thrive when it comes to the great outdoors. You can walk, run, or bike the seven-mile Wabash River Trail that connects Lagro and Wabash, or explore the Salamonie River State Forest with Salamonie Lake, Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark (pictured below), and Kokiwanee Nature Preserve, all within minutes of Lagro.
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950 Speakeasy Bistro
If you don’t see the entire town at Good Ole Days, the place in Lagro where you might find all 348 residents gathered at once is 950 Speakeasy Bistro. This bar and eatery opened in 2020 and has 12 beers on tap, delicious pizza and subs, an outdoor fire pit, karaoke nights and live music, and offers excellent views of the Wabash River.
See what 950’s vibes are like below.
Canal Creamery
From March to October, locals also make their way to Canal Creamery, where Bliss Artisan Ice Cream from Tell City is served. Try out their unique flavors like fried corn ice cream and brown sugar maple cinnamon. Check ‘em out on Instagram and Facebook.
Small-Town Renovations
The historic Citizens State Bank built in 1913 has been converted into an antique store called the Red Clover Shoppe, and they have tons of cool items to shop. Give them a Facebook follow. And the old cafe in town is currently being remodeled into a grocery store.
Once the Comets, Now the Norsemen
Lagro High School traces back to the 1870s when it was established as one of the first four-room schools in Wabash County. Its athletic teams were known as the Comets, and its final graduating class was the Class of 1962.
After its doors closed, Lagro consolidated with two other high schools in Wabash County — Roann and Urbana — to create Northfield Jr/Sr High School. It is centrally located between Roann, Urbana, Lagro, and Wabash.
The Northfield Norsemen have won three IHSAA state titles in school history, each coming on the diamond. Baseball claimed the first title in 2001, defeating Speedway 4-2 in the 2A championship game. Northfield baseball won the 2A championship again in 2012, knocking off Evansville Mater Dei, 3-2, and almost repeated in 2013 but lost to South Spencer in the 2A final, 3-2.
The softball program added to the school’s trophy case in 2021, winning 3-1 over Clay City in the 1A state championship.