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Ohio County – 1858 Indiana Gazetteer

Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
G.W. Hawes’ Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. Indianapolis : Geo. W. Hawes, 1858.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

ABERDEEN,
A post village in Ohio county and contains one store, one blacksmith, and one cabinet maker. Population 386.

[Names were too late for regular insertion in the General Directory, and are found in the Business Classification.]

  • Gould E. W., cabinet maker and furniture dealer.
  • Gould S., attorney at law.
  • Griswold, W. R., blacksmith.
  • Sisson D. W., general store.

BEAR BRANCH,
A post office of Ohio county, 12 miles south of Vevay, 14 miles east of Rising Sun. It has one store, one blacksmith shop, two sawmills, one gristmill, one minister, one tailor, one shoemaker, and two coopers. 100 miles from Indianapolis. Population, 600

  • Anderson H., prop’r saw and gristmill.
  • COLE J., POSTMASTER.
  • Cole J., blacksmith.
  • Hoffmeyer H., tailor.
  • Robins J. Rev., Baptist.
  • Rose J., shoemaker.
  • Wycoff P., prop’r sawmill.

COOPERSVILLE,
A post office of Ohio county, 8 miles from Rising Sun, the county seat, 40 miles north-west of Cincinnati.

HARTFORD,
A post village of Ohio county, situated 6 ½ miles from Rising Sun, the county seat, 80 miles south-east of Indianapolis, and 28 miles from Cincinnati. It contains one general store, one grocery, three blacksmiths, one boot and shoe maker, one minister, one dress maker, one water grist mill, three resident farmers, one magistrate, two physicians, one water saw mill, one tailor and clothier, one mason, one plasterer and bricklayer, one Methodist church, and a school with twenty-five pupils attending. Population, 75.

  • Cooper Basil L., farmer.
  • Cooper Basil L., justice of peace.
  • COOPER B. L., POST MASTER.
  • Cooper Thomas N., grocer.
  • Euler & Boughmaster, proprietors steam grist mill.
  • Euler & Boughmaster, proprietors water saw mill.
  • Finch Jane, dress maker.
  • Gerard Dr., physician and surgeon.
  • Holiday Selia, boot and shoe maker.
  • Johnson Alexander, harness maker.
  • LaSourd Jesse Rev., Methodist.
  • McPherson Wm., stone mason.
  • Medaris Dr., physician and surgeon.
  • Richards Jacob, farmer.
  • Smith Hiram, blacksmith.
  • Steel Samuel, blacksmith.
  • Stockdale Joseph, blacksmith.
  • Stumpe Wm., tailor and clothier.
  • Tresser Michael, bricklayer.
  • Wilber A. & R., general store.
  • Wilber A., farmer.
  • Wilber R., farmer.

RISING SUN,
The county seat of Ohio county, is beautifully situated on the Ohio river, 35 miles from Cincinnati. It was laid out in 1814 by John James. Many of the earliest settlers of the place still reside here. The first newspaper ever published here was called the Rising Sun, by Isaac Stevens & Co., and the first number was issued on the 16th day of November, 1833. Population about 2,200. The principal public buildings are the public school building, capable of accommodating 700 pupils, the court house and jail. The Southeastern Indiana Female Seminary is located here. The Weekly Visitor is the only paper published here. The principal manufactories and productive establishments are a woolen factory, iron foundry, plow factory, flouring mill, distillery, saw mill, chair factory, two furniture manufactories, two bakeries, six boot and shoe and four tailoring establishments. Of other business houses there are four dry goods and six grocery stores, one drug store, one hat store, three jewelry establishments, one hotel. There are five churches, two Presbyterian, one Methodist, one Reform Baptist and one Universalist church. This place has an extensive river trade and annually sends large quantities of produce of the South. The dry good and variety store of Messrs. Hathaway & Co., was established by S. Hathaway in 1822, and is one of the most extensive business houses of the kind in the West, and embraces the most complete variety of all kinds of goods ever collected in one house. It is, also, the office of the Rising Sun Insurance Company, and of the Lawrenceburgh and Rising Sun Telegraph line. The flouring mill of J. W. Talbott, the woolen factory of I. Scofield, and the distillery of E. H. Wright, each do a heavy business. Rising Sun has, also, the reputation of being the most healthy town on the Ohio River.

TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.

  • Trustees—Henry S. Pate, Thomas Griswold, J. F. Pate.
  • Clerk—Harvey Green.
  • Treasurer—James M. Reister.
  • Constable—Robert Carter.

CITY OFFICERS.

  • Council—B. Moroan, John Baxter, Simon Mitchell, Enos Gary.
  • Post Master—John W. Spencer.
  • Mayor—Henry A. Downey.
  • Marshal—Joseph S. Walker.
  • Treasurer—Stephen Ulrey.
  • Clerk—Charles W. Mountz.
  • Street Commissioner—Cornelius Miller.

JUDICIAL.

  • Circuit Court—This Court meets on the 2d Mondays February and August. A. C. Downey, Judge; Frank Adkinson, Prosecutor.
  • Common Pleas Court sits on the 3d Mondays of January, April, July and October. Robert Drummond, Judge; James A. Works, Prosecutor.
  • Commissioners Court—Meets on 1st Mondays in March, June, September and December.

BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

  • Masonic—Rising Sun Lodge meets on the 1st and 3d Saturdays in each month.
  • King David Chapter meets on the 1st and 3d Tuesdays in each month.
  • Temperance—Republican Division Sons of Temperance meets every Monday evening at Temperance Hall.
  • I. O. O. F.—Friendship Lodge No. 4 meets every Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall.
  • Eldridge Encampment meets on the 1st and 3d Thursdays in each month.

TOWN AND TOWNSHIP MEETINGS.

  • The City Council meets on the 1st Monday in each month.
  • Township Trustees—The Township Board meets on the last Saturday in each month.

M’CLURE INSTITUTE. (Incorporated 1855.)

  • President—Robert G. Young.
  • Vice President—James M. Reister.
  • Secretary—Wm. H. Smith.
  • Treasurer—M. Calvert.
  • Directors—Platt Thompson, W. H. Gregory, Harvey Green, P. J. Dunne.
  • Librarian—Frank Gregory.

Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.

  • Barkshire Samuel, (colored) cooperage.
  • Baxter J. S., boot and shoe maker.
  • Berkshire Wm., blacksmith.
  • Best Mrs. Sallie, millinery.
  • Bonham John C. Rev., Presbyterian, (N. S.)
  • Bowman William, butcher.
  • Calkins Miss Luis, milliner and dress maker.
  • CALVERT M., TREASURER M’CLURE INSTITUTE.
  • Clore Wm., plow manufacturer.
  • City Hotel, Marcus Bradbury proprietor.
  • Cullen Wm., tailor.
  • COVINGTON JOHN B., MANUFACTURER OF SORGHO MILLS, OKEY’S PATENT LATH MACHINE, AND HOFFNER’S PATENT SCREW CUTTER. (See advertisement, inside of right cover.)
  • Dodd H. E. & Son, dealers in dry goods.
  • DOWNEY A. C. & H. A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC.
  • DOWNEY HENRY A., MAYOR.
  • Drake Enoch, wagon maker.
  • DUNNE P. J., WATCHES, JEWELRY AND SILVER WARE.
  • Enoch A. C., boot and shoe maker.
  • Enoch H. R., boot and shoe maker.
  • Espey H. S. & H., grocers.
  • FIELDS JAS., CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c.
  • Fisher D. Jr., boot and shoe maker.
  • FRENCH JOHN J. & CO., GROCERIES AND PRODUCE.
  • GARY JOHN W., BAKERY, GROCERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
  • Gary Enos, cabinet furniture.
  • Gilmore T. H., grocer.
  • Gillespie Wm., physician and surgeon.
  • GREGORY F. J., LIBRARIAN McCLURE INSTITUTE.
  • GREGORY W. H., EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR INDIANA VISITOR.
  • Hall W. H. & W., carpenters and joiners.
  • Hamilton John E., blacksmith.
  • Harris John, house carpenter.
  • Harsfall Thomas, tailor.
  • HATHAWAY B. J., PROPRIETOR OF THE AURORA AND LAWRENCEBURGH TELEGRAPH LINE. (See card.)
  • HATHAWAY & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, IRON, NAILS, QUEENSWARE, GLASSWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, etc.
  • HAYDEN J. J., ATTORNEY AT LAW AND INSURANCE AGENT.
  • HERDEGEN ADAM, BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY.
  • Huston M. & Son, wagon and carriage makers.
  • INDIANA WEEKLY VISITOR, W. H. GREGORY EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
  • Israel Elliott, blacksmith.
  • Jelley J. S., attorney at law.
  • JESSUP D. H., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
  • JONES JOHN H., GROCER AND PRODUCE DEALER.
  • Lewis John K., painter.
  • Lewis John, proprietor steam saw mill.
  • McAvoy & Bro., druggists and apothecaries.
  • McCaw James Rev., pastor Methodist Church.
  • McCLURE INSTITUTE, F. J. GREGORY LIBRARIAN, R. G. YONGE PRESIDENT.
  • McKibben C. T., physician and surgeon.
  • Marble Nathaniel, broom factory.
  • Martin Richard, saddle and harness maker.
  • MASONIC HALL, RISING SUN LODGE, NO. 6.
  • Massey Mrs. E. J., milliner and dressmaker.
  • Merrill Henry, blacksmith.
  • Miles W., tailor.
  • Moore William Rev., pastor Presbyterian Church (O. S.)
  • Morgan B., halter.
  • ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 1.
  • REISTER J. M. & CO., IRON FOUNDERS AND MANUFACTURES OF THE MORMON BEATEN HAY AND COTTON PRESS.
  • RISING SUN INSURANCE COMPANY, S. HATHAWAY, PRESIDENT, B. J. HATHAWAY, SECRETARY. (See advertisement, page 180.)
  • Scofield J., woolen factory.
  • Scogin & Wilber, grocers.
  • Scranton Almon, tailor.
  • Smith W. H., house joiner.
  • SONS OF TEMPERANCE, REPUBLICAN DIVISION NO. 178.
  • SPENCER JOHN W., POST MASTER.
  • Steward Samuel, lumber dealer.
  • Stewart Mr. Rev., pastor Baptist Church.
  • Sullivan Wm. H., physician and surgeon.
  • Summers Thomas, stoves and tinware.
  • Talbott Joseph W., cooperage.
  • Thompson Sidney, prop’r wharf boat.
  • Thompson P., stoves and tinware.
  • ULREY J. P., DENTIST, AT HOME ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS, IN AURORA WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS, IN LAWRENCEBURGH THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
  • Ulrey Stephen, books and stationery, and notary public.
  • WALKER J. S., BOOT AND SHOE MAKER.
  • Ward Charles, wagon maker.
  • Ward Charles D., wagon maker.
  • Ward Thomas A., ambrotypist.
  • WELLS J. C., DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC.
  • Wharf Boat, Sidney Thompson prop’r.
  • Whitlock John T., cabinet-maker.
  • WRIGHT E. H., MILLER AND DISTILLER.
  • Wright Nathaniel, blacksmith.
  • Wright Jefferson, (colored,) barber.
  • YONGE R. G., PRESIDENT McCLURE INSTITUTE.
  • Yonge Robert G., chair maker.
  • Zeiller J. & Co., staple and fancy dry goods.

Dearborn County – 1858 Indiana Gazetteer

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
G.W. Hawes’ Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. Indianapolis : Geo. W. Hawes, 1858.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

See also:
Entries from Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana
Entries from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana

BRAYSVILLE,
A post village of Harrison township, Dearborn county, 25 miles north-west of Cincinnati, 20 miles north of Lawrenceburg, the county seat, 95 miles south-east of Indianapolis, 4 miles north of Harrison, Ohio, and 2 miles south of New Trenton, on the Harrison and Brookville Turnpike-road. It contains one blacksmith, one carpenter, one clergyman, one general store, one water gristmill, one lawyer and notary public, one justice of the peace, one cooper, and one school, with about forty-five pupils. It has a population of about 100.

  • Adair Wm. H., farmer.
  • Atkins Thomas, cooper.
  • Brackenridge Thomas M., farmer.
  • Fox Martin V., farmer.
  • Grubbs James, township trustee.
  • Handy Barton, blacksmith.
  • Hardy Barton, farmer.
  • Hornaday Moses, justice of peace.
  • Hornaday Moses Rev., Baptist.
  • Longnecker Solomon, farmer.
  • Penny Thomas, township trustee.
  • Steel Warren, farmer.
  • Tebbs Warren, township trustee.
  • WEBER JACOB, DEPUTY POSTMASTER.
  • WEBER JOSEPH, POSTMASTER.
  • Weber Jacob, notary public.
  • Weber Joseph, prop’r water flourmill.
  • Weber Jacob, general store.
  • Weber Jacob, township clerk.
  • Wescott Thomas, carpenter and builder.

BRIGHT,
A post office in Miller township, Dearborn county. The township has about 500 inhabitants, chiefly farmers. There is also a protection society here, organized in 1853, which numbers sixty members, as a protection against horse thieves, and which the inhabitants regard better than an insurance company. Since the company was formed there have been only two case of horse stealing, and the horses were both found. The officers are: Ezekiel Jackson, President; R. C. Jackson and R. C. Whipple, Vice Presidents; H. Dawson, Secretary; Silas Nowlin, Captain; Thos. Hargett, Treasurer. It has two blacksmiths, four carpenters, one carriage maker, five ministers, three general stores, one attorney at law and notary public, two justices of the peace, one steam saw mill, three coopers. There are seven churches in the township, four Methodist Episcopal, two Methodist Protestant, and one Presbyterian, and eight schools, with an average attendance for each school of thirty-five pupils.

  • Albaugh Ralph, notary public.
  • Bonham Aaron, farmer.
  • Bonham Ezra, farmer.
  • Brockway Jesse, Rev., Methodist.
  • Cloud Mrs. Mary, general store.
  • Conner C., farmer.
  • Flood M. P. Rev., Clergyman.
  • Frazer David, township trustee.
  • Gibson John, farmer.
  • Golder John, cooper.
  • Golder Isaac, cooper.
  • Grubbs R., farmer.
  • Grubbs John E., blacksmith.
  • Grubbs James, proprietor steam saw mill.
  • Haddock Robert, carpenter and builder.
  • Hargitt R., farmer.
  • Hargitt Thomas, justice of the peace.
  • Hargitt R. M., carpenter and builder.
  • Hargitt G. M, carpenter and builder.
  • Hargitt Thomas Rev., Methodist.
  • Hargitt Robert Rev., Methodist.
  • Hargitt Thomas, general store.
  • Judd James C., carpenter and builder.
  • Lazenby R., farmer.
  • Lazenby William, justice of the peace.
  • Lidell James, farmer.
  • Longdall R., farmer.
  • McCracken M., farmer.
  • McCracken William, constable.
  • Morgan D. D., general store.
  • Nowlan Silas, farmer.
  • Nowlan Silas, township trustee.
  • Oglen John, cooper.
  • Rogers R., farmer.
  • Shaw William C. Rev., Clergyman.
  • Siosin Z. B., carriage and wagon maker.
  • Sawders Frederick, township trustee.
  • Sutton Charles, constable.
  • SWALES GEORGE, POSTMASTER.
  • Swales Frank, proprietor steam saw mill.
  • Swales George, farmer.
  • Whipple A. B., blacksmith.

COCHRAN,
A station on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad in Dearborn county, 27 miles from Cincinnati, and 2 miles west of Aurora.

DILLSBOROUGH,
A post village in Dearborn county, situated 15 miles from Lawrenceburg, the county seat, 35 miles south-west of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a mile and a half from the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad station. It contains three blacksmith shops, one bookseller, one boot and shoe shop, five carpenters, two cabinet shops, one carriage manufactory, one minister, four general stores, two dress makers, one furniture dealer, one steam grist mill, one harness maker, one grocer, one hide and leather dealer, two hotels, four lawyers, one notary public, two justices of the peace, two physicians, one stove and tine dealer, two coopers, one painter, two churches—one Methodist and on Presbyterian—and two schools with an attendance of one hundred and forty pupils. Population, 700.

  • Abbott Elias, cabinet maker and furniture dealer.
  • Alexander James, bookseller and stationer.
  • Barker Wm., carpenter and builder.
  • Barnhart & Co., carriage, coach and wagon makers and manufacturers.
  • Beckett A. & Co., steam grist mill.
  • Bennet J., farmer.
  • Bosby R., carpenter and builder.
  • Cole John, harness maker.
  • Conaway W. H., attorney at law and notary public.
  • Davidson Wm. H., physician.
  • Denton G. V., cooper.
  • Denton G. V., general store.
  • Durham Mrs. L., dress maker.
  • Ellis N. J., carpenter and builder.
  • Frank M., furniture dealer.
  • Gatch G. D., physician.
  • Ginter Fr., hide and leather.
  • Ginter Fr., boot and shoe dealer.
  • Goff H. B., attorney at law.
  • Gray & Suits, blacksmiths.
  • Gullet & Co., general store, druggists.
  • Hoover Mrs. A., proprietor Telegraph House.
  • Lemon Wm., proprietor American House.
  • Lenover Joseph, farmer.
  • Lorenson & Antle, general store.
  • LORENSON LEWIS L., POST MASTER.
  • McComas Wm. S., cabinet maker and furniture dealer.
  • McComas John Mrs., dress maker.
  • McComas John, dealer in groceries.
  • Meisner Wm. S., carpenter and builder.
  • Mulford O. S., blacksmith.
  • Newel J., carpenter and builder.
  • Knowles Wm., clergyman, Methodist.
  • Passell Stephen L., farmer.
  • Perlee & Co., blacksmiths.
  • Randall Wm., farmer.
  • Redding James L., attorney at law.
  • Roberts John, stove dealer and tinsmith.
  • Stout J., justice of peace.
  • Warner M., farmer.
  • Watkins M., farmer.
  • Watkins G. S., painter.
  • Wills E., justice of peace.
  • Weymond Samuel, general store.
  • Weymond S., cooper.

FARMER’S RETREAT,
A post office of Dearborn county.

GUILFORD,
A post office of Dearborn county.

GUION’SVILLE,
A post office of Dearborn county.

JONES’ STATION,
A post office of Dearborn county, situated on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, 14 miles west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and about 80 miles from Indianapolis.

  • FOX S. W., POST MASTER.
  • GAREY CHARLES A.
  • MULFORD JOHN L.
  • SHUTTS JOHN.

KELSO,
A post office of Dearborn county.

LAWRENCEVILLE,
A post village of Dearborn county, situated 90 miles south-east from Indianapolis. Population, 400.

LOGAN,
A post office of Dearborn county.

MANCHESTER,
A post village of Dearborn county, situated 11 miles from Lawrenceburgh the county seat, on the Lawrenceburgh and Napoleon turnpike, 8 miles from Aurora, 80 miles from Indianapolis, and about 2 miles distant from the Indianapolis and Cincinnati railroad. It contains one hotel, four general stores, one clothing store, three blacksmiths, one bookseller, two boot and shoe makers, one brick maker, four carpenters, two cabinet makers, two carriage and wagon makers, one dress maker, one flour and produce dealer, one steam flouring mill, two hardware stores, four resident farmers, one lumber dealer, four physicians, one steam saw mill, two coopers, one painter, one tailor, four clergymen, two churches, and one academy. Population, 500.

  • Baker W. H., prop’r. Farmers Hotel.
  • Baldridge Daniel Rev., Christian.
  • Boyd John, blacksmith.
  • Britz Wm., tailor and clothier.
  • Claspel John, blacksmith.
  • Conger Samuel, farmer.
  • Cotton A. J. Rev., Methodist.
  • Crocker C. L. & W. F., dealers in hardware, cutlery, &c.
  • Crocker C. L. & W. F., book sellers and stationers.
  • Dunn & Noyes, steam saw mill.
  • Dunn & Noyes, lumber dealers.
  • Dunn & Noyes, steam grist mill.
  • Dunn & Noyes, dealers in flour and grain.
  • Eldridge S., physician and surgeon.
  • Farmers Hotel, O. W., Baker, prop’r.
  • Ford John, blacksmith.
  • Freeland & Boyd, carriage and wagon makers.
  • Garrigus J. L., boot and shoe dealer.
  • Harget Mrs., dress maker.
  • Jumper A. H., president Manchester Academy.
  • McMullen John, cabinet and furniture dealer.
  • Millikin O. W., farmer.
  • Moses Simon, carpenter and builder.
  • Noyes A. & Co., dealers in hardware, cutlery, &c.
  • PLATT GILBERT, POST MASTER.
  • Platt Gilbert, cooper.
  • Platt Peter, brick maker.
  • Plummer Gardner, physician.
  • Plummer Benj. Rev., Methodist.
  • Plummer Alexander, carpenter and builder.
  • Sawyer A. D., physician.
  • Schooley Joseph, cabinet and furniture dealer.
  • Schooley Elias, cabinet and furniture dealer.
  • Thomburg T. J. Rev., Methodist.
  • Tibbets C. F., cooper.
  • Tibbets Benj., farmer.
  • Tool Samuel, carpenter and builder.
  • Warren Samuel F., carpenter and builder.
  • Wilcox Thomas, boot and shoe dealer.

MOORE’S HILL,
A post office of Dearborn county, situated 13 miles north-west of Lawrenceburg, and contains three general stores, one flour and grain dealer, one clothing store, two harness shops, one tanner and currier, one watch maker, two churches, one Methodist and one Baptist, one college with 175 students attending, and a common school with an average attendance of 40 pupils. Population 800.

  • Adams Expreess Company.
  • Adams S. R. Rev., Methodist.
  • Arnold M. W., tanner and currier.
  • Bigney W. & Co., carriage and wagon makers.
  • BOOKWALTER J., STOVE DEALER AND TIN SMITH.
  • Bowers H. J., physician and surgeon.
  • Bowers A. J., physician and surgeon.
  • Brewington J., brick maker.
  • Burridge House, J. Burridge, proprietor.
  • Burridge J., proprietor Burridge House.
  • Cartright W., brick maker.
  • Cartright J., brick maker.
  • Clark C., carpenter and builder.
  • Collins E. B., physician and surgeon.
  • Conelly A. Rev., Baptist.
  • Cottingham J., dress maker.
  • Curtis G. L. Rev., Methodist.
  • Davis J., boot and shoe dealer.
  • Daughter A. P., physician and surgeon.
  • Downton L., carpenter and builder.
  • Faukner & Co., general store.
  • Fleming J. S., flour and grain dealer.
  • Forbs L. Rev., Methodist.
  • Gault House, H. Gault, proprietor.
  • Gault H., proprietor Gault House.
  • Gault H., general store.
  • Hayman (J.) & Clark, cabinet and furniture dealers.
  • Hinshaw J., watchmaker and jeweler.
  • Huston J., blacksmith.
  • Justis W., furniture dealer.
  • Kahler S. H. Rev., Methodist.
  • LAWS J., BRICK MAKER.
  • Lindsay A., carpenter and builder.
  • McCREARY W. H., POST MASTER.
  • McCreary W. H., justice of the peace.
  • McCreary W. H., harness maker.
  • McCreary M., dress maker.
  • Mapes C. Rev., Methodist.
  • Moore J. C., farmer.
  • Moore J. C. & Co., general store.
  • Nichols C., blacksmith.
  • Noble J. H., carpenter and builder.
  • Paramore S., tailor and clothier.
  • Paramore S., clothing dealer.
  • Perrine J. C., physician and surgeon.
  • Perrine J. C. Rev., Baptist.
  • PLATTER P., resident.
  • Reigging J., carpenter and builder.
  • Row (M.) & Justis, cabinet and furniture dealers.
  • Smith G. C. Rev., Methodist.
  • Spencer E., blacksmith.
  • Spencer E. T. Rev., Methodist.
  • Thompson J. K., attorney at law.
  • Thompson J., attorney at law.
  • Tinker S. Rev., Methodist.
  • Wallace W. H., harness maker.
  • Wood E. G. Rev., Methodist.

NEW ALSACE,
A flourishing post village of Dearborn county, 80 miles south-east of Indianapolis, 80 miles south-east of Indianapolis, and is surrounded by a rich farming country.

SAINT LEON,
A post office of Dearborn county.

SPARTA,
A post office of Dearborn county.

WILMINGTON,
A post village of Dearborn county, formerly the county seat, situated six miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the seat of justice. It contains the county seminary. Population, about 350.

WRIGHT’S CORNERS,
A post village of Dearborn county. Population 150.

YORKVILLE,
A post village of Dearborn county, 84 miles south-east of Indianapolis. Population 500.

Lawrenceburg – 1858 Indiana Gazetteer

Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
G.W. Hawes’ Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. Indianapolis : Geo. W. Hawes, 1858.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

LAWRENCEBURGH,
The city of Lawrenceburgh was laid out in 1801, is the seat of justice of Dearborn county, situated on an alluvial bottom on the right bank of the Ohio river, 58 feet above low water, and two miles below the mouth of the Great Miami River, in latitude 39 degrees 5 minutes north, longitude 7 degrees 35 minutes west from Washington, distant from Cincinnati twenty-two miles, and eighty-six from Indianapolis. It is admirably located for most kinds of manufacturing operations. The Ohio and Mississippi and Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroads intersect at this point. The surrounding country is remarkable for the fertility of its soil, its pure limpid water, the beauty of its scenery, and the health, industry, and intelligence of its citizens. The city contains one steam flouring mill, one water flouring mill, three distilleries, two breweries, five hotels, two newspaper offices, six churches and ten schools, all well attended. Population, 4000.

  • Adams Express Company, J. P. Chew agent.
  • Adler Laon, milliner.
  • Adler Henry, fancy and dry goods dealer.
  • Armstrong C., manufacturer of chairs and furniture.
  • Anderson B. T. W. S., proprietor eating saloon.
  • Bartholomew Joseph, proprietor Lawrenceburgh House.
  • Barkdoll D. S., cooper.
  • Beckenholdt John, brewer.
  • BECKMAN ALEXANDER, forwarding and commission merchant and prop’r wharf-boat.
  • Boese H., confectioner and dealer in fancy goods.
  • BOLANDER AMOS, PROP’R BOLANDER HOUSE. (See card.)
  • BOOKWALTER A., editor and proprietor Democratic Register.
  • Branch Bank, H. K. Hobbs, cashier.
  • Brodbeck George, ice cream saloon.
  • BROWN WM., SUCCESSOR TO BROWN & TATE, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE FOR TRADE, HIGH ST., BET. SHORT AND ELM.
  • Brown James T., attorney at law.
  • Browneller F., tanner and currier.
  • BRYANT & LORD, MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS, SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, CAST IRON WATER WHEELS, RAILROAD CASTINGS, &c.
  • Buel G. P., produce and commission merchant.
  • CARBAUGH & BRAUN, GROCERS, HIGH ST., BET. SHORT AND ELM.
  • Chapman & Son, grocers.
  • CHEW J. PARKER, DEALER IN BOOKS, STATIONERY, WALL PAPER, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES, &c. COR HIGH AND SHORT STS.
  • Chew J. P., agent Adams’ Express Company.
  • Congress Flouring Mills, Lewis & Eichelberger, proprietors.
  • Crist & Bell, dealers in hardware, cutlery, &c.
  • Croutz John D., blacksmith.
  • Cronker Mrs. E. A., milliner and dress maker.
  • DEMOCRATIC REGISTER, A. BOOKWALTER, EDITOR AND PROP’R OFFICE ON WALNUT ST., NEAR HIGH.
  • Dexheimer Philip, blacksmith.
  • Dorr Valentine, blacksmith.
  • Dorr John, wagon maker.
  • Dowden O. W., saddler and harness maker.
  • Drake & Merrill, wagon makers.
  • Dunn Mrs. S. E., ambrotypist.
  • Eckert Michael, boot and shoe maker.
  • Edwards Miss Annie, milliner.
  • FERGUSON G. W., HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER AND PAPER HANGER, &c., HIGH ST., BET. SHORT AND ELM.
  • Ferris & Abbott, wholesale druggists.
  • Fichter M., boot and shoe maker.
  • Finney G. B., pump maker.
  • Fitch D. C., dealer in groceries and provisions.
  • Fitch’s Hotel, H. Fitch, proprietor.
  • Fitch H., proprietor Fitch’s Hotel.
  • Focal Peter, proprietor Railroad House.
  • Francis J. & T., carpenters and builders.
  • Frederick P., brick maker.
  • Froin P., boot and shoe maker.
  • Gaffs & Marshall, millers and distillers.
  • Garnier & Ebert, brewers.
  • GAZLAY T. & C., ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC.
  • Groff Robert, hat and cap dealer.
  • Gysie Jacob, dealer in foreign and domestic liquors, groceries and produce, High st., bet. Short and Walnut.
  • HARDING & TATE, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, OFFICE HIGH ST., BET. SHORT AND ELM.
  • Haubold N., boot and shoe maker.
  • Hauck John J., hardware dealer.
  • HELFER & WOODWARD, MANUFACTURERS OF CARRIAGES FOR THE SOUTHERN MARKET, WALNUT ST., BET. HIGH AND WILLIAM.
  • Helmuth H. R., dry goods dealer.
  • Henry John W., saddles and harness.
  • Herrold Henry, daguerrean artist.
  • Hirsch Henry, tobacconist.
  • Hitzfield A., dealer in wines and liquors.
  • Hitzfield A., attorney at law and justice of the peace.
  • Hobbs H. K., cashier Branch Bank.
  • Hommer J., grocer.
  • Hornberger John, dealer in wines and liquors.
  • Huschart G., monumental marble worker.
  • Johnson F. S., dealer in stoves and tin ware.
  • Junker J. M., boot and shoe maker.
  • Junker A., barber.
  • Kalen B., tailor.
  • Kauffman Isaac C., cooper.
  • Kestner G. A., proprietor Rossville Exchange.
  • Kraas William, grocer and baker.
  • Kramer Frederick, dealer in wines, liquors and groceries.
  • Krastner A., grocer.
  • Lake Miss Martha, milliner.
  • Lawrenceburgh House, Joseph Bartholomew, proprietor.
  • Lewis & Eichelberger proprietors Congress flouring mills.
  • Lewis & Eichelberger, proprietors Miami flouring mills.
  • Lewis & Moore, dry good dealers.
  • Lewis L. B. & Bro., dry goods dealers.
  • Loge John P., clothier.
  • Lommel H., grocer.
  • Lommel Peter, restaurant and grocery.
  • Lucas T. J., watch maker and jeweler.
  • Ludlow & Tate, lumber dealers.
  • LUDLOW & TATE, SASH, DOOR AND BLIND MANUFACTURERS, FLOORING, DRESSED LUMBER, &c.
  • Lutman H., boot and shoe maker.
  • Lyons Michael, tobacconist.
  • Maas Moses, merchant tailor.
  • McCormick James, merchant tailor.
  • McGrath Thomas, blacksmith.
  • Major D. S., attorney at law and notary public.
  • MARTIN S. A., editor and proprietor Republican Banner.
  • Martin Samuel, cooper.
  • Masonic Hall, High st., bet. Elm and Short.
  • Miami Flouring Mills, Lewis & Eichelberger proprietors.
  • Moody Alex. (colored), barber.
  • Moody Israel (colored), barber.
  • Mooney Joseph, clothier.
  • Moore & Spooner, dealers in groceries and provisions.
  • Moore Mrs. L. A., milliner.
  • Moore Reuben, cooper.
  • Morgan A. & Son, distillers.
  • Morgan A., dealer in dry goods and groceries.
  • Morgan F., boot and shoe maker.
  • Nevitt, Major & Co., forwarding and commission merchants.
  • Odd Fellows’ Hall, Union Lodge cor. Walnut-st.
  • Parry R. H., dry goods dealer.
  • Pfeister F., boot and shoe maker.
  • Railroad House, Peter Focal, proprietor.
  • Ratjen Charles J. B., barber.
  • REPUBLICAN BANNER, STERLING A. MARTIN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO BRANCH BANK.
  • Richards John F., justice of the peace.
  • RIDDELL FRANCIS, POST MASTER.
  • Rittenhouse & Williams, millers and distillers.
  • Rodgers Robert, proprietor livery stable.
  • Rossville Exchange, G. A., Kestner, proprietor.
  • Roth Michael, grocer.
  • Schmidt John F., proprietor of boarding house and saloon.
  • Schmitt A., physician and surgeon.
  • Schneider W., boot and shoe maker.
  • Schwartz John, mayor, attorney at law and notary public.
  • Schwartz Alex., dealer in wines and liquors.
  • Schwartz Alexander, clothier.
  • Siemandel John, cooper.
  • Sheldon G. B., dealer in stoves and tinware.
  • Smith H. F., grocer.
  • Smith H. F., coal dealer.
  • Sparks D. E., dealer in foreign and domestic dry goods.
  • Sparks N., grocer.
  • Spooner P. L., attorney at law.
  • SPOONER B. J., ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
  • Sturm Andrew, cooper.
  • Swope J H., cooper.
  • Telegraph Office, Walnut-st. bet. High and William.
  • Temple C. W., insurance agent.
  • Ulrey J. P., dentist.
  • Walter Rudolph, druggist and apothecary.
  • Washington Hall, A. Wippel, proprietor.
  • Water P., blacksmith.
  • Werneke & Muerman, tobacconists.
  • Wert Wm., cooper.
  • White Mrs. E., dress maker.
  • Wippel A., proprietor of Washington Hall.
  • Wuest P. H., baker.
  • Wymond John, dealer in groceries and iron.
  • Zimmerman P., tailor.

Aurora – 1858 Indiana Gazetteer

Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
G.W. Hawes’ Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859. Indianapolis : Geo. W. Hawes, 1858.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

AURORA,
A post city of Dearborn county, on the Ohio river, at the mouth of Hogan creek, twenty-six miles below Cincinnati and eighty-six miles south-east of Indianapolis. It was laid out in 1819, incorporated in 1848, and is surrounded by a rich farming region, which has been settled partly by emigrants from Germany. It is a place of considerable business, and exports large quantities of produce. It communicated daily with Cincinnati by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. It contains six or seven churches, thirty-six stores of various kinds, four hotels, pork-packing establishment, distilleries, planing mills, sash and blind factories, an Express office, Odd Fellows Hall, one Masonic lodge, insurance agencies, large cooperage, livery stables, &c. It has good schools, which are well attended. Population, 2,500.

  • Adams Express Co., B. M. Bush, agent.
  • Allen William, carpenter and joiner.
  • Allen E. B., blacksmith.
  • ANDREWS A., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER AND INSURANCE AGENT.
  • Beettner H., barber.
  • Beerger Wm., gunsmith.
  • Bess F. M., proprietor St. Charles Hotel.
  • Bloom A., merchant tailor.
  • Bond R. C., physician and surgeon.
  • Burns F. A., boot and shoemaker.
  • Bush B. M., Adams Express agent.
  • Bush B. M., insurance agent.
  • Campbell & York, saddle and harness-maker.
  • Carbaugh J. H., attorney at law.
  • CHAMBERS, STEVENS & CO., DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, &c.
  • Cheek George, dealer in pressed hay.
  • City Brewery, L. Simondel, proprietor.
  • City Flour Mill, M. Simondel, proprietor.
  • CLARK MRS. A. P., POSTMISTRESS.
  • Cobb John, coal dealer.
  • COBB O. P. & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, PORK PACKERS, AND DEALERS IN HARDWARE, CUTLERY, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, SALT, &c. ALSO, AGENTS FOR ALL KINDS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
  • Cooper C. H. and A. J., watches and jewelry.
  • CRANE A. G. & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF MACHINE-MADE FLOUR BARRELLS, FLOUR BARREL STAVES, HEADING, &c.
  • Cunningham Wm., rectifier and dealer in liquors.
  • Devos Joseph, woolen factory.
  • Dines G., (colored,) barber.
  • Dyke Nathaniel, tinsmith.
  • Ebersale & Haines, druggists and apothecaries.
  • Ebersale, physician and surgeon.
  • Edwards W. J. & Co., carriage makers.
  • Fehling Chas., grocer.
  • Ferryboat, foot of Third street.
  • Fisher P., boot and shoemaker.
  • GAFF T. & J. W., dry goods, groceries, &c.
  • Garmhansen B., grocer.
  • Giedgold Jacob, meat market.
  • Giedgold J. L. & M., proprietors livery stable.
  • Goldsmith Martin, boots, shoes, clothing, &c.
  • Green Edward H., attorney at law and notary public.
  • HAMILTON J., PROPRIETOR EAGLE HOTEL, (see card.)
  • Haring M., cabinet and furniture dealer.
  • Harris Wm. T., justice of peace.
  • Hawek Lewis, barber.
  • Held P. H., merchant tailor.
  • Hettenbergh S., proprietor Mary Pell Exchange.
  • HILL S. P. & CO., DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES, PROPRIETORS OF SHATTUCK’S EXCELSIOR BANKING POWDERS.
  • Holman & Haines, attorneys at law and notaries public.
  • Holz Dr., physician and surgeon.
  • Hubbartt Richard, grocer.
  • Hubbartt Asa B., carpenter and joiner.
  • HUCKERY FREDERICK, JUSTICE OF PEACE.
  • HURLBERT L. G., PLANING & FLOURING MILL, LUMBER YARD, DOOR, SASH AND VENETIAN SHUTTER FACTORY.
  • Ittner John, boot and shoemaker.
  • Kasner Philip, proprietor Aurora Bakery.
  • Kelsey J. A. & Co., proprietors wharfboat.
  • KEMPF M., MANUFACTURER OF BREAD CRACKERS, PILOT BREAD, CAKES, &c. ALSO DEALER IN GROCERIES, LIQUORS, &c.
  • Kreitlein A., grocer.
  • Lamkin H., tailor.
  • Johnson A., proprietor bakery.
  • Laupus J. G., tobacconist.
  • Lausberry A. B., wagonmaker.
  • Latimore T., carpenter and joiner.
  • Lazier Abram, dry goods and groceries.
  • McCreary R. E., dry goods and groceries.
  • McHenry B. N., blacksmith.
  • Maloney John, grocer.
  • Mansion House, A. Shultz, proprietor.
  • Marron H., cabinet and furniture dealer.
  • Mary Pell Exchange, S. Hettenbergh, proprietor.
  • Masonic Hall, Aurora Lodge, corner Judiciary and Third streets.
  • Mayer Cohn & Co., clothing merchants.
  • Meyer M., clothier.
  • Milburn J. N., jewelry and bookstore.
  • Miles Isaac, attorney at law.
  • Odd Fellows Hall, Chosen Friends Lodge, Judiciary street, near Third.
  • Parker Samuel, fruit and vegetable dealer.
  • Phalin Israel, grocer.
  • Pierce S. R., dry goods and groceries.
  • Postoffice Third street, near the Levee, MRS. A. P. CLARK, POSTMISTRESS.
  • Pyle J. Atwood, ambrotypist.
  • Radspiner J. F., grocer.
  • Rider J., boot and shoemaker.
  • Rothirt Fred., grocer.
  • Sadler Mrs. C., milliner and dress maker.
  • Schultze A., proprietor Mansion House.
  • Sherrod Wm., (colored) barber.
  • Sherwood Mrs. Mary, milliner and dressmaker.
  • Shipper B., coal dealer.
  • Siemondel M., bakery and confectionery.
  • Siemondel L., proprietor city brewery.
  • Siemondel M. & C., proprietors city flourmill.
  • Slater Frederick, grocer.
  • Small Ezra, dealer in pressed hay.
  • Squibb W. P. & Co., dealers in groceries and liquors.
  • Stafford James, grocer.
  • Stark Mrs. M., milliner.
  • STEDMAN & CO., STEAM ENGINE BUILDERS, FLOURING AND SAW MILLS, HAY PRESSES AND CASTING OF ALL KINDS.
  • Stevens Jacob, blacksmith.
  • Stevens W. F., insurance agent.
  • Strutton L. S., dry goods dealer.
  • Taylor George W., proprietor livery stable.
  • Telegraph office at the Railroad depot.
  • Terrill R. Q., attorney at law.
  • Tuck N. H., ambrotypist.
  • TUMY S. P., MAYOR.
  • TUMY S. P., DEALER IN STOVES AND TINWARE.
  • Twyman B. W., attorney at law.
  • Unterstidung Feriend, meets at the Trester house.
  • Veiht F. L., physician and surgeon.
  • WEAVER J. W., COMMISSION MERCHANT ON LEVEE.
  • Wehe Adam, saddler and harness maker.
  • Wharf boat, J. A. Kelsey & Co., proprietors.
  • Wilke J. H., grocer.
  • Worth F. D., proprietor Trester house.
  • Workingmen’s library, Odd Fellow hall building.
  • WYMAND & GIBSON, MANUFACTURERS OF COOPERAGE, PORK DEALERS, DISTILLERS AND RECTIFIERS SUPPLIED.
  • Young & Miller, boot and shoemakers.

Ohio County – 1849 Indiana Gazetteer

Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Indianapolis : E. Chamberlain, 1849.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

ARNOLD’S CREEK, a small stream in Ohio county, emptying into the Ohio river two miles below Rising Sun. It was named after Col. Arnold, who, soon after the Revolutionary war, was enticed into an ambuscade by the Indians, and killed by them near this stream.

CASS, a southern township in Ohio county, with a population of 1,000.

HARTFORD, a small town in Ohio county, on Laughery Creek, six miles north-west of Rising Sun. It contains a good brick Methodist Church, about fifty dwelling houses, and three hundred inhabitants. It was first settled in 1814 by Benj. Walker, John Livingston, and others.

MILTON, a small town in Ohio county, on Laughery creek.

OHIO COUNTY, named after the river on whose borders it is situated, was organized in 1844. It is bounded on the north by Dearborn, on the east by the Ohio, on the south by Switzerland, and west by Ripley. It is the smallest county in the State, and contains only ninety square miles. The civil townships are four in number, viz: Randolph, Union, Cass and Pike. The population is, at this time, about 6,000. The face of the country, with the exception of some large and fine bottoms on the Ohio and Laughery, is very hilly, yet in general not so uneven that it cannot be cultivated. The soil is uniformly good; on the bottoms, hill sides and tops, well adapted to corn, wheat, oats, &c., and in the interior especially so, to grass. Beech, walnut, ash and sugar predominate near the streams; oak and hickory in other places. About half the county has been cleared and is in cultivation, and the most of it is well farmed. The surplus articles exported are taken to a southern market mostly, and consist of hogs, cattle, horses, sheep, mules, flour, hay, and all kinds of marketing, and their value is estimated to amount to $250,000 annually.

There are in the county six grist mills, propelled by water, two do. by steam, eleven saw mills, one cotton manufactory employing about 100 hands, one woolen do., one iron foundry and finishing shop, two large distilleries, one printing office, twenty-five stores, twelve groceries, ten ware-houses, six lawyers, ten physicians, fifteen preachers, and about 275 mechanics, principally carpenters, coopers, shoemakers, and other trades most in demand. The products of the manufactories are estimated at $110,000 a year. The Methodists have good churches in Rising Sun and Hartford, and others in the country. The New and Old School Presbyterians also have churches in Rising Sun, and the former, one in Cass township. The Universalists have one in town, and the Reformed Baptists also one, with another in Union township. The taxable land in the county amounts to 50,000 acres.

The county, after a long contest, was formed, no doubt, in violation of the constitution; but the convenience of the public, from local situation, appearing to require it, it has been submitted to.

PIKE, a western township in Ohio county, population 550.

RANDOLPH, a south-east township in Ohio county, population 4,000.

RISING SUN, the Seat of Justice of Ohio county, is beautifully situated on a high bank of the Ohio, 14 miles by water below Lawrenceburgh, 50 miles above Madison, and 96 south-east of Indianapolis. It was first settled in 1814, by C. A. Craft, John James, A. C. Pepper, Henry Wiest, J. A. Walton, N. Clark, P. Athearn, S. Hathaway, Samuel Jelley, Hugh Espey, &c. Rising Sun contains about 400 dwelling houses, of which one half are brick, the others frame, and 2,500 inhabitants. The public buildings are spacious and convenient churches, one each for the Methodists, New and Old School Presbyterians, Reformed Baptists and Universalists, good county buildings, market house, and an incorporated Academy in which 100 students usually attend. The manufactures of Rising Sun are carried on to an extent highly creditable to the enterprise of its citizens. They consist of a large cotton factory, usually employing 100 hands, one woolen factory, one iron foundry and finishing shop, and one large distillery. The value of the manufactured articles is estimated at $90,000 annually.

UNION, a northern township in Ohio county, population 1,000.

Switzerland County – 1849 Indiana Gazetteer

Switzerland County, Indiana entries from:
The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Indianapolis : E. Chamberlain, 1849.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

ALLENSVILLE, a small town in Switzerland county, eleven miles north-east of Vevay, surrounded by a good country and a very industrious population.

BELMONT, a small town in Craig township, Switzerland county.

BENNINGTON, a small town in Pleasant township, Switzerland county.

BRYANT’S CREEK, a small stream in Switzerland county, running south into the Ohio near Warsaw.

COTTON, a northern township in Switzerland county.

CRAIG, a south-western township in Switzerland county.

FLORENCE, a small town in York township, Switzerland county, on the Ohio river, eight miles above Vevay.

GRANT’S CREEK, a small mill stream in Switzerland county, which runs south into the Ohio river, four miles below Rising Sun.

INDIAN CREEK, a mill stream in Switzerland county, rising in the north part of it, runs south into the Ohio two miles below Vevay.

JACKSONVILLE, a small town in Switzerland county, seven miles north north-east of Vevay.

JEFFERSON, the most populous township in Switzerland county.

LOG LICK, a small stream in Switzerland county, running south-west into the Ohio six miles above Vevay.

MOUNT STERLING, a small town in Switzerland county, four miles north of Vevay.

PLEASANT, a north-west township in Switzerland county.

PLUM CREEK, a small stream in Switzerland county, that falls into the Ohio two miles above Vevay.

POSEY, an eastern township in Switzerland.

QUERCUS GROVE, a small town in Switzerland county, 12 miles north-east of Vevay, sometimes called the “Bark Works.” It was first settled in 1816, by Daniel D. Smith, and others, who commenced grinding and packing oak bark in hogsheads to send to England for coloring matter. The experiment proved a failure, and was soon abandoned.

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, organized in 1814, derives its name from a settlement of Swiss, who came within the bounds of the present county in 1802, and commenced the cultivation of the grape there. It is bounded north by Ripley and Ohio counties, east and south by the Ohio river, and west by Jefferson, and it contains about 225 square miles. The civil townships are Craig, Jefferson, York and Posey, on the Ohio, Cotton in the north, and Pleasant in the north-west. The population in 1830 was 7,111, in 1840, 9,920, and at this time is about 14,000. As the Ohio river borders on the county 36 miles, there are many large and fine bottoms which are mostly rich and well cultivated. Back of these for an average distance of three miles, the river hills rise from 400 to 500 feet, and are interrupted at short distances by precipitous ravines. The timber and soil are, however, of a superior quality, and where the hills are not too steep to be farmed, first rate crops are produced. Farther back from the river the ravines disappear, and a high table land is reached, more clayey, yet well adapted to grass and small grain, and with proper cultivation, suited to any crop common to the climate. There are some of the best farms in the State in Switzerland, and every year large quantities of produce are shipped to the south from the numerous landings on the river.

There are in the county 10 grist mills, 15 saw mills, of which about half are propelled by steam the others by water, 40 stores, 20 groceries, 20 ware-houses, one printing office, 10 lawyers, 30 physicians, 25 preachers, and the usual proportion of mechanics. In the towns there are 12 Methodist churches, two for the Presbyterians, two for the Baptists, and one for the Universalians, besides others in the country. The taxable land amounts to 143,016 acres. There is none yet belonging to the United States.

John James Dufour was the enterprising leader of the Swiss Colony before referred to. By his indefatigable exertions, a grant of land was procured from the United states to him and his little colony on a long credit, and by this means about 200 acres of land was procured for each of the original settlers. They were industrious and prudent, and they and their posterity have generally been prosperous. See Vevay.

VEVAY, the Seat of Justice of Switzerland county, is situated on a beautiful bottom on the Ohio river, 70 miles below Cincinnati and the same distance above Louisville, and 96 south-east of Indianapolis. It constitutes a part of the tract of land sold on credit by the United States to the Swiss settlement, in 1802, for the cultivation of the vine. The town was laid out in 1813, by the brothers J. J., J. F. and Daniel Dufour, and received the name of a town in Switzerland from the vicinity of which they had emigrated. Vevay now contains over 200 houses, many of them built with much taste, and 1,200 inhabitants.

Dearborn County – 1849 Indiana Gazetteer

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Indianapolis : E. Chamberlain, 1849.
Digitized copy online at Internet Archive

AURORA, a beautiful village on the Ohio river, at the mouth of Hogan creek, in Dearborn county, containing about 1,600 inhabitants. It was laid out in 1819, and having a fine country back of it, has for many years exported large quantities of produce. It is twenty-six miles below Cincinnati, and eighty-six south-east of Indianapolis. It has just suffered very severely from the ravages of the Cholera.

CENTRE, a township in Dearborn county, with a population of 2,250.

CESAR CREEK, a south-western township in Dearborn county, has a population of 400.

CLAY, a township in Dearborn county, with a population of 800.

DEARBORN COUNTY was organized in 1802, and named after the soldier and statesman, Gen. Henry Dearborn, at the time the Secretary of War. It lies in the south-east corner of the State, is bounded east by the Ohio river and the State of Ohio, south by Ohio county, west by Ripley and north by Franklin, and contains 307 square miles. In 1830 it had 14,573 inhabitants; in 1840, 19,327, and at this time only about the same number, as the county of Ohio has since been created from its limits. Dearborn county is divided into thirteen civil townships, Lawrenceburgh, Harrison, Logan, Miller, Centre, Laughery, Manchester, York, Kelso, Jackson, Sparta, Clay and Cesar’s Creek.

The bottoms on the Ohio, Miami and White Water, about 13,000 acres in all, and the west and north-west parts of the county, are level or slightly undulating; the rest broken and hilly. The land in the vicinity of the rivers and creeks, both in the bottoms and on the hills, is a rich, loamy soil, and is not surpassed in the amount of its produce; the interior is well adapted to hay, wheat, &c. The corn is sold to distillers or fed to hogs at home, and much of the wheat made into flour by the millers. It is estimated that three distilleries in the county make $200,000 worth of whiskey and fatten $50,000 worth of pork annually. Of the articles exported from the county in a year, it has been ascertained that they amounted, in 1847, to 131,318 bushels of wheat, 152,802 bushels of oats, 11,000 tons of hay, 500 cattle, 1,500 sheep and 25,000 hogs. To these add the barreled pork, flour, whisky, and other articles exported from the county, and the whole will amount to $1,500,000 a year, though some of the articles, perhaps one-fourth, are the products of the interior counties.

There are in the county sixty stores, forty groceries, forty ware-houses, eight grist mills, six saw mills, five distilleries, one oil mill, one woolen factory, 460 mechanics, fifteen lawyers, fifteen physicians, fifteen preachers of the Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Catholics. There is a flourishing County Seminary, established at Wilmington in 1835, with fifty students, a good High School in Lawrenceburgh, with about the same number, and common schools are established throughout the county.

There is no land belonging to the United States, or which is not taxable, in the county.

DILLSBOROUGH, a small town in Clay township, Dearborn county, fifteen miles south-west of Lawrenceburgh.

DOVER, a small town in Kelso township, Dearborn county.

HARRISON, a township in Dearborn county, population 760.

HARRISON, a small town partly in Dearborn county and partly in the State of Ohio, twelve miles north of Lawrenceburgh.

HOGAN, a mill stream in Dearborn county, rising in the west part of the county and running east into the Ohio at Aurora.

JACKSON, a township in Dearborn county, population 1,155.

JOHNSON’S FORK, a mill stream in Franklin and Dearborn, running into White Water from the north-east, two miles above Harrison.

KELSO, a township in Dearborn county, with a population of 1,350.

LAUGHERY, a township in Dearborn county, population 1,050.

LAWRENCEBURGH, the Seat of Justice of Dearborn county, is situated on the Ohio river, twenty-two miles below Cincinnati, two miles west of the east line of the State, and eighty-seven south-east of Indianapolis. It contains about 3,000 inhabitants. The large and fertile bottoms on the Ohio and Miami, in the vicinity, and the rich and well cultivated lands in the interior, and its being the outlet of the White Water Canal, furnish an immense amount of produce for exportation. See Dearborn county.

LOGAN, a township in Dearborn county, population 660.

MANCHESTER, an interior township in Dearborn county, population 2,700.

MANCHESTER, a beautiful country village in Dearborn county, nine miles north-west of Lawrenceburgh.

MILLER, a township in Dearborn, population 1,160.

MOORE’S HILL, a small town in Sparta township, Dearborn county, thirteen miles west north-west of Lawrenceburgh.

SPARTA, a township in Dearborn, population 1,800.

TANNERS’ CREEK rises in the north part of Dearborn and runs south-east into the Ohio river near Lawrenceburgh. By following the bed of this creek, an easy access for a railroad may be had to the table land in the interior of the State.

WILMINGTON, formerly the County Seat of Dearborn, is three miles west of Aurora and six south-west of Lawrenceburgh. It contains the County Seminary, established in 1835, with usually 50 students, and has a number of good private residences.

YORK, a township in Dearborn, population 750.

Switzerland County – 1833 Indiana Gazetteer

Switzerland County, Indiana entries from:
The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Indianapolis : Douglass and Maguire, 1833.
Digitized copy at HathiTrust Digital Library

ALLENSVILLE, a post town in Switzerland county, about ten miles north-east of Vevay, on a branch of Laughery creek.

BRYANT’S CREEK, a small creek which has its source in the northern part of Switzerland county, and runs south through said county to the Ohio river.

COTTON, a northern township in Switzerland county.

CRAIG, a western township in Switzerland county.

JACKSONVILLE, a small village in Switzerland county about seven miles north-east from Vevay, on the Lawrenceburgh road.

JEFFERSON, a western township in Switzerland county.

LOG LICK CREEK, a small creek in Switzerland county, running southward into the Ohio river.

MOUNT STERLING, a flourishing village in Switzerland county, three and a half miles north from Vevay. It has some trade and abounds with fine water.

NEW-YORK, a small post village in Switzerland county. It is situated on the bank of the Ohio river, eight miles east of Vevay.

PATRIOT, a small post town in Switzerland county, on the Ohio river, about fifteen miles by land, and twenty-five by water, north-east from Vevay.

PLEASANT, a post village in Switzerland county, twelve miles north of Vevay.

PLEASANT, a northern township in Switzerland county, including the village of that name.

PLUM CREEK, a small mill stream in Switzerland county, running southwardly into the Ohio river.

POSEY, an eastern township in Switzerland county.

QUERCUS GROVE, a post office in Switzerland county, about twelve miles north-east from Vevay.

SWITZERLAND, a south-eastern county bordering on the Ohio river. It was organized in 1814; and is bounded on the north by Dearborn and Ripley, on the west by Jefferson, and on the south and east by the Ohio river. Its greatest extent from north to south is about eighteen miles, and from east to west about twenty-four miles. It contains about 300 square miles, or 192,000 acres. Its population, in 1830, was 7,111. The face of the country, the soil, and timber, are variant. The bottom lands along the river are level. The timber consists of beech, walnut, cherry, honey locust, ash, elm, and buckeye. The soil is a dark loam with a heavy mixture of sand. Next to the bottom is a high, hilly land considerably broken, and the hills in some places very precipitous. On these hills the timber is not much different from that which is found in the bottoms; blue ash, and large buckeye abound on the steepest places. In this tract, which extends back from the river about three or four miles, the soil is a dark rich loam with a smaller proportion of sand than the bottom lands, and equally fertile where cultivation is practicable. In this hilly region, are vast quantities of limestone, and in some places high cliffs, from which detached masses of rock have fallen on the subjacent plain. Passing from the river a few miles back, the hills extend gradually, forming a high table land, covered with beech, gum, poplar, ash, hickory, and all varieties of oak. In this high land the soil is clayey and calcareous, and produces plentiful crops of small grain and grass. This county is washed by the Ohio river on the east and south. Its interior streams are Indiana creek, Plum creek, Bryant’s creek, Turtle creek, and Grant’s creek; all which run into the Ohio river. In this county the vine is successfully cultivated. The settlements along the river below Vevay, where the culture of the grape is principally attended to, present an appearance of industry and taste. This part of the county, is a compound of elegance and usefulness, where to one of the most delightful natural situations on the Ohio, is added the embellishments of art; and where art and elegance are made subservient to wealth and comfort. Here are also beautiful orchards, with a great variety of the finest fruits, and gardens cultivated in the most tasteful style. The wine of this county is of excellent quality, and with the advantage of age, would not be inferior to the European wine; but it is generally used before it is sufficiently matured. The citizens of this county are rapidly improving in their circumstances, and some of them have already become wealthy, chiefly by the culture of the grape. In addition to the culture of orchards, gardens, and vines, the ordinary branches of husbandry are carried on in this county, and large quantities of corn, flour, beef, pork, potatoes, hay, and poultry, are annually transported to the low country. Vevay is the seat of justice.

TURTLE CREEK, a creek in Switzerland, running southwardly into the Ohio river.

VEVAY, a post town, and the seat of justice of Switzerland county. The situation of this town is very pleasant; it is thought by some to be superior in beauty to any other town site on the Ohio river. The first settlers in this place were emigrants from Switzerland, who at an early period commenced the culture of the vine. By the industry and enterprise of those early settlers, the beauty of the natural situation was soon greatly heightened, and that beautiful rich bottom which but a few years ago was covered by a heavy forest, now presents to the eye of the passing traveler a pleasant flourishing town, surrounded by orchards, gardens, and vineyards, where taste and elegance are combined with use and comfort. The town contains upwards of a hundred brick and frame dwelling houses, a jail, a brick court house, three taverns, seven mercantile stores, three lawyers, three physicians, a printing office, and a variety of mechanics; with an aggregate population of about 400 souls. It is situated about twenty miles south-east from Indianapolis. N. lat. 38 deg. 40 min. W. lon. 7 deg. 49 min.

Dearborn County – 1833 Indiana Gazetteer

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. Indianapolis : Douglass and Maguire, 1833.
Digitized copy at HathiTrust Digital Library

AURORA, a post town on the Ohio river, below the mouth of Hogan in the county of Dearborn, about four miles from Lawrenceburgh. It contains about six hundred inhabitants, three stores, one tavern, a physician, a lawyer, a preacher of the Gospel, several mechanics of different professions, a seminary, a church, a large and prosperous Sunday school.—Aurora is situated on a bend of the river, having a beautiful view for five or six miles, both above and below, and affords one of the best harbours on the river, from Pittsburgh to its mouth.

BLUE CREEK, a small stream which rises in Dearborn county, and runs in a north-easterly direction into Franklin county, and falls into Whitewater, on the west side, about a mile below Brookville.

CESAR CREEK, a south-western township in Dearborn county.

DEARBORN, a river county, in the south-east corner of the state, bounded by the north by Franklin county, on the west by Ripley, on the south by Switzerland, on the east by the Ohio river and state. It was organized in 1802. It is thirty miles in extent from north to south, and eighteen miles from east to west; containing an area of 448 square miles, or 286,720 acres. In 1830, it contained 14,573 inhabitants. Dearborn county is hilly along the river, but not too steep for cultivation. In about one fourth part of the county the land is considered first rate, one fourth second rate, and the remaining half third rate. The principal products are wheat, rye, corn, and potatoes, which, together with beef, pork, and live stock, are annually transported in large quantities to the southern market. The forest timber consist chiefly of walnut, buckeye, elm, sugartree, locust, poplar, and the several varieties of oak and ash; with an undergrowth of spice, paupaw, plumb, and hawthorn. The county abounds with excellent limestone suitable for building. On the west side of the Great Miami, about two miles from its mouth, is an extensive rich bottom containing several thousand acres, on and in the vicinity of which are several ancient mounds. North of Hardinsburgh, and about a quarter of a mile from the Miami, on the top of a hill, supposed to be about two hundred feet in height, there is an ancient fortification, enclosing ten or twelve acres; the walls are composed of earth, and are from five to ten feet high. On the east side, the wall consists in part of stone, which appear to have been thrown together without order, and covered with earth. It includes all the level ground on the summit of the hill, and does not conform to any regular feature, but is regulated by the extremities of the level on which it is constructed. There is a small circular wall adjoining the mail wall on the west side, enclosing about an acre, on each side of which a gateway leads into the enclosure. On the east side, and within the fort, there is a mound, supposed by some to have been erected for observatory purposes. There are also some other mounds in the vicinity, which from their position seem to have been originally connected, in design, with the works already described. The great numbers of human bones exposed to view by the washing of the rains on the declivities of the hills in the neighborhood, indicate the existence, at some former period, of an immense population. Many stone axes of various sizes, and stone pipes, and hammers, and silicious darts of different shapes have also been found in the vicinity of this place. The principal streams in Dearborn county, beside the Ohio river, which washes its border, are the Great Miami, Whitewater, Tanner’s creek, Hogan and Laughery. Lawrenceburgh is the seat of justice.

HARDINSBURGH, a post town, in Dearborn county, on the Great Miami river, two miles north of Lawrenceburgh. It stands on a beautiful plain above high water. It contains about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, two stores, a tavern, and a number of mechanical establishments. It is surrounded by an extensive rich bottom, occasionally overflown; which circumstance tends to maintain the fertility of the soil by deposite of loam at every freshet.

HARRISON, a post town on the line dividing between Ohio and Indiana; the eastern part in the state of Ohio, and the western part in Dearborn county, twelve miles north of Lawrenceburgh.

HARTFORD, a post town in Dearborn county, on the south bank of Laughery creek about twelve miles south-west from Lawrenceburgh. It contains about a hundred inhabitants, a tavern, two mercantile stores, and craftsmen of various trades.

JOHNSON’S FORK, a mill stream in Franklin county. It has its source in the south-east corner of the county, and runs south into Dearborn county, and falls into Whitewater two miles north of Harrison.

KELSO, a township in Dearborn county.

LAWRENCEBURGH, a post town, and the seat of justice of Dearborn county. It is situated in an extensive rich bottom, on the bank of the Ohio river, two miles below the mouth of the Great Miami river. It contains about a thousand inhabitants, nine mercantile stores, one drug store, three taverns, eight lawyers, four physicians, three schools, two brick churches, a brick court house, a stone jail, a market house, and two printing offices, each of which issues a weekly newspaper. It is distant from the city of Cincinnati, in the state of Ohio, twenty-two miles, and eighty-six miles south-east from Indianapolis. N. lat. 39 deg. 5 min. W. lon. 7 deg. 35 min.

LOGAN, a township in Dearborn.

MANCHESTER, a township in Dearborn county, lying between Tanner’s creek and Hogan, and extending to the western border of the county.

MANCHESTER, a small post town in Dearborn county.

RANDOLPH, a township in Dearborn county.

RISING SUN, a post village in Dearborn county. It is situated on the bank of the Ohio river, thirteen miles south from Lawrenceburgh. It contains about six hundred inhabitants, four stores, a tavern, a grist mill propelled by steam power, a seminary and a church; together with a number of mechanics of various trades. The surrounding land is broken and hilly, but very fertile; and the town has the advantage of a salubrious atmosphere, pure water, and an elevated pleasant situation, added to the advantages of uninterrupted steam boat navigation.

SPARTA, a township in Dearborn county.

TANNER’S CREEK, a mill stream in Dearborn county. Its source is in the north-western part of the county, whence it runs south-easterdly, and empties into the Ohio river about a mile below Lawrenceburgh.

UNION, a township in Dearborn county.

WILMINGTON, a post town in Dearborn county. It is situated on the state road leading from Lawrenceburgh to Madison, eight miles south-west from Lawrenceburgh. It has one tavern, two stores, a physician, a school house, and a church; with about a hundred inhabitants, amongst whom are a number of industrious mechanics.

Dearborn County – 1826 Indiana Gazetteer

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from: Scott, John. The Indiana Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary. 1826. Reprint, Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society, 1954.
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AURORA, a post town in Dearborn county, situated on the bank of the Ohio river, four miles from Lawrenceburgh, in a beautiful bend of the river, which affords on of the best harbours for steamboats, for taking in wood, &c. It contains 60 or 70 dwelling houses, chiefly brick and frame, 200 inhabitants, 6 stores, 3 taverns, one lawyer, and mechanics of various professions. There is also a grist and saw mill, and an extensive distillery adjoining the town.

DEARBORN, a south-eastern county, and one of the oldest in the state: while it was under the Territorial government, its extent from north to south was upwards of 100 miles, bordering on the state of Ohio as far north as Fort Recovery, embracing all that section of country now contained in Randolph, Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties. Its greatest length at present is 28 miles from north to south, and 15 for east to west, and contains 432 square miles or 277, 480 acres. It is bounded on the east by the Ohio and Miami rivers, north by Franklin, west by Ripley, and south by Switzerland counties. Its principal streams are the Miami, Whitewater and Ohio rivers, and Hogan, Laughery and Logan creeks. In 1825 it contained about 11,270 inhabitants. Lawrenceburgh is the seat of justice.

DRY FORK, A large creek which takes its rise in the state of Ohio, runs a south-western course, and empties into Whitewater in Dearborn county. It has, probably, taken its name from the circumstance of the water disappearing at certain seasons of the year.

GEORGETOWN, a small post town of Dearborn county.

HARDENSBURGH. A handsome post town of Dearborn county, situated on a beautiful high, level piece of ground on the west side of the Big Miami river, two miles north from Lawrenceburgh, on the road leading to Harrison, Brookville, &c.

HARRISON. A large flourishing post village, situated on the line dividing this state from the state of Ohio, and immediately on the east bank of Whitewater river. One half of this town is located in Dearborn county in this state, and the other in Hamilton county, Ohio. The main street runs north and south immediately on the state line. It contains about 25 or 30 families and 150 inhabitants; 2 inns, 2 stores, 1 blacksmith, 1 wagonmaker, 1 tobacconist, 1 cabinet-maker, several shoemakers, tailors, Carpenters, &c. It also contains two physicians, but no lawyers. The site upon which this town stands is beautiful, and the surrounding country delightful. It also has the advantages of pure air and good water. It is 12 miles north of Lawrenceburg, and 18 south of Brookville.

HARTFORD. A small post town in Dearborn county, situated on Laughery creek, 12 miles from Lawrenceburgh. It contains 40 dwelling houses, 100 inhabitants, 1 store, 1 tavern, one physician, and mechanics of various professions. There are also adjoining this place, a tan yard, and carding machine, together with a commodious grist and sawmill.

HOGAN. A valuable mill stream which takes it rise in Dearborn county, and empties into the Ohio river at the town of Aurora, 4 miles below Lawrenceburgh.

LAWRENCEBURGH. This town is the seat of justice of Dearborn county, situated immediately below the mouth of the Big Miami, on the bank of the Ohio river, 20 miles below Cincinnati, N. Lat. 39 6, W. Lon. 7 38. It contains about 150 handsome brick and frame dwelling houses, 700 inhabitants, 9 stores, 5 taverns, 6 lawyers, 3 physicians, and a vast number of mechanics of various professions. There is a very large store house, 5 stories high, erected in this place, which is considered to be the best on the river from Cincinnati to the Falls; at which a very considerable business is done; proprietor Mr. Gibson. There is also an expensive silk lace-factory established in this town, which supplies a large district of country with this article. This is the only establishment of the kind west of the mountains. The place also contains a printing office and masonic lodge.

“Some idea can be formed of the commerce and growing importance of this town and country, by the following statement of produce shipped at the river, for the Mississippi or lower country market, from the 1st of January to the 1st of May, 1826. In giving this statement, we have confined ourselves, almost exclusively to the product of the neighborhood of the town: not having it in our power to give the whole amount of produce exported from the county, which would, it is believed, if taken into the account, swell the sum to 80 or 100,000 dollars.

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In making out the above, a number of articles, forming small sums, such as oats, flax-see, hoop poles, &c. were omitted, but which in the aggregate, would amount to six or seven thousand dollars. The price set to each article, it will be observed, is what is supposed the average price received for it, when taken to market; some of which are probably put at under prices: none, we believe, too high.

To carry this produce to market, something like twenty flat boats were employed, at an average price of one hundred dollars each.—These boats were generally built by our own citizens; and the hands employed to navigate them, resided principally in the county: so that the greater part of the money expended for the exportation, was put in circulation in the county, among our industrious and enterprising citizens.”

LAUGHERY. A large creek which takes it rise in Ripley county, and empties into the Ohio river, three or 4 miles below Lawrenceburgh.

MANCHESTER. A small post town in Dearborn county.

NEW LAWRENCEBURGH. A flourishing village situated on the south bank of Tanners creek, in Dearborn county. It is separated from old Lawrenceburgh by a narrow strip of low ground which is frequently inundated by the back water from the Ohio river. The site of this town is, however, several feet about high water mark. It contains about 25 handsome brick and frame buildings, elegantly painted, 100 inhabitants, 2 stores, 1 tavern, and several mechanics.

RISING SUN. A post town in Dearborn county, situated on a beautiful eminence on the bank of the Ohio river, 13 miles below Lawrenceburgh. It contains from 80 to 90 handsome dwelling houses, chiefly brick and frame; 4 stores, 2 inns, 2 physicians and a vast number of mechanics of various professions. The land around this town is broken, yet fertile. This place has the advantage of steam boat navigation: in short, but few villages on this noble river, offer greater inducements to the industrious and enterprising, than this place.

WILMINGTON, a flourishing post town in Dearborn county: it is handsomely situated on Hogan creek, 8 miles from Lawrenceburgh. It contains about 40 dwelling houses, 100 inhabitants, 1 physician, 2 taverns, 1 store, a valuable tanyard, and a number of industrious mechanics.