Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1892. Volume 6. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1892.
See also:
Entries from Rising Sun (1892)
Ohio County Directories
BASCOM. A village in Cass township, Ohio county, 10 miles southwest of Rising Sun, the county seat, banking town and shipping point. Population, 55. Daily stage to Rising Sun; fare 50 cents. R. B. Bascom, postmaster.
- Baily James, blacksmith
- Bascom & Myers, General Store
- Truitt & Myers, saw and grist mill
BEAR BRANCH. Is a village in Pike township, Ohio county, 15 miles southwest of Rising Sun, the county seat, and 13 north of Vevay, the banking point. Stage communication with Dillsboro. Mail, tri-weekly. Population, 30. W. H. Oatman, postmaster.
- Altoff John Jr., blacksmith
- Elfers John, physician
- French J B, wagonmaker
- Liggett John R, wagonmaker
- Oatman Wm H, General Store and Live Stock
- Pate I H, cattle dealer
- Turner Elijah E, justice of the peace
HARTFORD. A village of 100 inhabitants, on Laughery creek, in Union township, Ohio county, 7 miles northwest of Rising Sun court house. Aurora, 7 miles northeast, is the shipping station and banking town. Mail, daily. F. P. Ross, postmaster.
- Ross F P, General Store
- Sherer J L, grist and saw mill
- Spielmann J H, grocer
- Weaver N, Blacksmith
- Wilber E A, grocer
NORTH’S LANDING. A village located on the Ohio river, in Randolph township, Ohio county, 4 miles south of Rising Sun, the county seat and bank location. Population, 200. Mail, daily. Nathan H. North, postmaster.
- Green John, painter
- Harris & Galbraith, general store
- North James M, sorghum mnfr
- North Nathan H, General Store, Produce and Live Stock
- North & Dibble, fence machine mnfrs
- Powell W J, wharfmaster
- Rollins H, blacksmith
- Wallick William D, saw mill