Ohio County – 1895 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1895. Volume 7. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1895.
See also:
Entries from Rising Sun (1895)
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. H. L. Myers, postmaster.

  • Chandler & Shehane Bros, sawmill
  • Dorrell Peter Jr., carpenter
  • Kittle Samuel, justice of peace
  • Myers J & H L, General Store
  • Pate J L, justice of peace
  • Scranton Stephen, cooper
  • Shehane J O, blacksmith
  • Shehane Mrs. J W, milliner

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. Population, 40. J. B. French, postmaster.

  • Altoff John Jr., blksmith
  • Elfers John, physician
  • French J B, Wagonmaker and Undertaker
  • Liggett John R, wagonmkr
  • Turner Elijah E, justice of peace
  • Vinup John F, general store

NORTH. Is a village of 23 inhabitants, on the Ohio river, in Randolph township, Ohio county, 4 miles from Rising Sun, the county seat and banking town. W. J. Powell postmaster.

  • Harris & Galbreath, general store
  • Long O J, blksmith
  • North N H, general store
  • Powell W J, Wharf Boat