Christy Town was a small settlement in NW/SW Sec 31-86-23 in Scott Township. A widow by the name of Mrs. Christy Ness settled along the banks of the Skunk River, the settlement taking her name. Other settlers moved into the area to join her.
A small cemetery is located on the west side of the river, just to the north of Christy Town. Later, Mrs. Ness married a man named Nessa and moved from the area, but the name stayed with the settlement. As many as twelve families lived here at one time. Today, the site is the home of the Riverside Bible Camp.