Gnaw Bone is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[2] Gnaw Bone is situated on State Highway 46, between Nashville and Columbus.

To the ears of English settlers at the time, "Narbonne" sounded like and came to be known as "Gnaw Bone.

"[4][5][6] The name was in common use as early as 1879, as shown by newspaper articles in the Columbus (Indiana) Republic and the Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer, as well as numerous other newspapers articles up to the current year.

[7] Gnaw Bone has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.