Dana Map
Dana is a town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community.
Famed World War II war correspondent Ernie Pyle was born on a tenant farm near Dana. Bert Shepard, a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators who had lost his leg in WWII, was also born in Dana.
The town was laid out in 1874 and was named for Charles Dana who was a local railroad stockholder and famous newspaper editor.
Nearby cities include Cayuga, Ridge Farm, Clinton, Bloomingdale, Georgetown.