Town & Township Information
For the most part the following have combined several once separate
pages into a central location. There is a description of the Township
from various sources, the list of Residents from the 1874 People's
Guide Directory, and in most cases, a list of early Land Owners,
back to 1820. In addition the "New" Deed Section is now here. Deeds,
and the 1983-4 Plat Book is here:Click
here. The Plat book is courtesy of Elston Bank. Also, a list
of towns and other localities of the county can be found at the
bottom of the page. ENJOY :)
A History of Waveland, Indiana
Brown Township Landowners
Clark Township Landowners
Coal Creek Township Landowners(1874
People's Guide only)
Franklin Township Landowners
Madison Township Landowners(1874 People's
Guide only)
Ripley Township Landowners(1874
People's Guide only)
Scott Township Landowners(1874 People's
Guide only)
South Union Township Landowners(1874
People's Guide only)
Sugar Creek Township Landowners
Union Township Landowners
Walnut Township Landowners(1874 People's
Guide only)
Wayne Township Landowners
Old Settlers
Grayhaired Residents of Coal Creek
1984 County platbook
Waynetown Sesquecentennial
NEWS ARTICLES
BUSENBARK,
William
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA LOCALITIES
If you have a "locality" that is not shown here and and can document
a reference, please submit it to Karen
Zach == it is interesting to see this page grow and grow --
it started out 13 years ago as maybe 10 towns -- it's growin' --
help it grow some more as I doubt I still have all the towns and
areas of our County
Thanks!
Alamo - SW of Crawfordsville on Co. Road connecting
to State Road 25, State Rd. 32 Ames - Just south of Crawfordsville
Antioch -- juse East of Waveland, mentioned as a location
of the Christian Church in Hiram Pratt's diaries
Ashby Mills -- was a railroad stop (Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago RR) and small area in Clark Township touching
Putnam County - extinct but Olen Gowens & Harley Rector refurbished
one of the old Ashby (called Ashby Place) homes and another is currently
(2004) being restored - it is believed to be the oldest existing
home in the county - located 3 1/3 miles south of Ladoga
Beckville - due east of Mace, on County Road 200,
close to Boone County line -- never platted but it was a hamlet
in Walnut Township
Binford -- Train station in Union Township according to
the 1878 Montgomery Co Atlas)
Black Creek - probably due east of Crawfordsville
on State Road 136
Boston Store -- this was a train station in Coal Creek Township
Bowers- Sugar Creek Township - previously known
as "Clouser's Mill"- had a Post Office -on County Roads 800 North
1000 East - created 11-11-1901 by Christena & L.M. Dunbar, Section
26
Brown Township - found in SW part of county, Waveland
is the largest town in the township
Browns Valley- South of State Highway 47, 10 miles
and also 3 miles north of Waveland
Campbell's Chapel -- Dr. Isaac Naylor was instrumental in
establishing this small area that was likely in Franklin Township
Cherry Grove - on Hwy 231 north of Manchester
-- a large grain storage bin is there now - it was a train stop
Clark Township - lowermost SE township; the town
of Ladoga is the largest town in this township Clarkson Ditch -
Clinesville -- in Walnut Township, Sec 20 - created 3-19-1870
by D.D. Smith & D.D. Berry located one mile southeast of Mace
Coal Creek Township - uppermost, NW township as
well as a Creek in the township
Coffeyville -
Connettsville -- this was a section of Ladoga, Clark Township,
Indiana
Cornstalk -- Indian town near Ladoga named for its chief,
as well as the type of Indian they were
Crawfordsville - County seat of Montgomery County,
Indiana, with intersecting Highways 32; 47; US 231; 136; and Interstate
74 established 3-1-1823 platted by Ambrose Whitlock with at least
79 additions since (CWJ 1881 paper).
Darlington - on Highway 47 east of Crawfordsville,
in Franklin Township - Enoch Cox instrumental in its beginning on
2-1-1836
Darlington Woods - North East of Darlington Deers
Mill - on Highway 234, north of Waveland, Indiana, a covered bridge
is all that is left, indicating a once thriving community.
Deer's Mill -- A mill stood here in the mid-late 1800s and
a small town was there as well on Sugar Creek in Brown Township
near Shades State Park
Deerfield -- 2-21-1833 by Joel Deer(e) - in Brown Township
near Shades State Park
Demaree Creek - can not find this on old maps but
likely a small creek in Brown Township north of the town of Waveland
where the Demaree family settled
Dry Branch - a small creek flowing through the
city of Crawfordsville
Dry Run Creek - found in Coal Creek Township North
and West of Waynetown
Dunlap Place - due north of Alamo, Indiana Elmdale
Between Wingate and Crawfordsville on State Highway 55
Elmdale -- in Coal Creek Township - an unincorporated
town
Fairview -- 5-6-1876 by James H. Spry and wife as well as
John Buck this is in Section 4 Union Township -- Buck decided it
needed to be connected to the town of Crawfordsville so he replatted
it the 20th of May that year
Franklin Township - an Eastern township between
Sugar Creek and Walnut Townships - Darlington is the largest town
in this township
Fredericksburg -- 2-4-1839 (this is now the town of Mace)
by Fred Long although there are conflicting dates to show it was
platted 1-22-1839
Fiskeville -- 8-13-1888 Sec 32 Twp 19 Rg 4 - platted by
Charles H. Fiske
Forest Home -- 9-17-1861 (same as Ashby Mills)
Fredricksburg - see Mace)
Garfield - on Highway 47 East of Crawfordsville,
in Franklin Township just west of Darlington
Goose Nibble - near Milligan Park just off of Mill
Street, this area was the section in Crawfordsville where many of
the Irish railroad workers lived Henryville - ??Anyone know?
Gravelly Run --
Haw Creek -- train station soth of Ladoga near the Putnam
County Line - also a Haw Creek Church and very small town
Hibernia - Northeast of Alamo, Indiana Indian Creek
- lies most in upper Brown Township Kirkpatrick- Northern border
of county, east of US Highway 231 Ladoga - on Hwy 234, Southwest
of Crawfordsville
Idleywilde--
Kingsley's Chapel --
Kirkpatrick -- Madison Township platted 3-28-1882, one of
our "younger" towns - it is about gone now, though
Lake Holiday - privately owned subdivision on County
Roads 400 W & 550 S. near New Market, Indiana Lake Waveland
Recreation Area - found on Highway 47 just West of Waveland, Indiana
Ladoga -- Clark Township platted by John Myers, 3-26-1836
Lane -- Ripley Township (according to the 1878 Montgomery
County Atlas - I'd never heard of it :) KZ
Lapland - an almost extent small town lying on US
Highway 231 due North of Parkersburg Linden - On Hwy 231 north of
Cherry Grove Linnsburg - near Mace on State Highway 136
Linden -- created 2-12-1851 Sec 8 Madison Twp by Joel Lee,
William Hartman and Hi Hughes - located on US 231 North of Crawfordsville
Linnsburg -- 5-25-1870 Walnut Twp Sec 18 -- platted by a
woman, Susan McMullen
Longview -- portion of Crawfoardsville on the West side
-- platted by Peter S. Kennedy; William Brush and Henry Talbort
on 8-2-1873
Lye Creek - runs through upper part of Sugar Creek
Township flowing into Sugar Creek Mace - near Linnsburg, Indiana
Madison Township - in northern center of Montgomery
County - Linden is its main town
Manchester -railroad stop on State Highway 231 north
of Crawfordsville - extinct
Martinsburg -- I'd love to find this one as I had never
heard of it until recently and have NO idea where it is
McFarland Ditch -
Middletown - Although no confirmation, pretty
sure this is a railroad stop although some say it was what Waynetown
is today
Mill Creek -- This was probably in either Coal
Creek or Wayne Township near the Fountain County border as there
is a Mill Creek there
Mt. Pleasant -just north of State Highway 234 near
Boone County line, Clark Township
New Market - south of Crawfordsville half way between
State Road 47 and US Highway 231. This town lies part in Brown; part
in Union and part in Scott Township.
New Richmond - Coal Creek Township, Section 10
platted 7-27-1836 by Sam Kincaid
New Ross - On State Road 136, South and East of
Crawfordsvilleplatted 9-20-1855 - Walnut Twp also called Valley
City at one time
North Union - small, extinct community - on Hwy
231 South of Crawfordsville (it IS a misconception that Union Township
is actually two - a North and South Union Township, but it is indeed
Union township that is "separated" to keep things easier
Oakland --
Offield Creek - flows mostly in the center of the
southern part of Union Township - earliest settler, William Offield
came to this place before Montgomery County was official and didn't
stay long after it became "inhabited"
Old Shoe Branch - this is probably Oldshue Branch
named for a prominent Southwestern family, but can not find anything
on this for sure - KZ
Parkersburg - Hwy 231 at southern Border with
Putnam County. It was platted 1-25-1837 by Thomas Arnett and Noble
Welch - it lies in Scott Township, Section 32
Pawnee --
Pennington Lake - Southwest of Shannondale in Section
2, Walnut Township
Penobscott --(Swamp College school was in this little burg)
Pine Grove -- this was a station stop half way between Waveland
and Brownsvalley on the south side of the road -- the station and
the tracks are long gone but I remember 'em :) (Karen Z)
Pine Hills - a walking (nature) area in Shades
State Park
Pleasant Hill- Coal Creek Township - (also known
as Wingate) platted by Christian Bever 3-24-1832 Section 15
Potato Creek - in Sugar Creek Township, a little
North and West of Bowers, Indiana
Raccoon Creek (Big & Little) - Clark Township
- flows near Ladoga and New Ross
Rattlesnake Creek - crosses Sugar Creek in the
southern part of Union Township
Ripley Township - the Southwestern township - town
of Alamo is in this township
Rocky Ridge - a development near the town of Darlington,
Indiana
Round Hill -- Coal Creek Township - a small hamlet in the
1878 Atlas
Scott Township - lower central township; the town
of New Market lies partially in this township
Shades State Park - located on State Highway 234
south and west of Crawfordsville
Shannondale- Border with Boone County -- in Franklin
Twp, Sec 36 platted 5-10-1851 by Isaac Lane and George Woods
Smartsburg - on Hwy 74 due east of Crawfordsville
Sommer Ditch -
South Union - indicates the bottom part of Union
Township - see note on North Union
Spencer Creek -
Spring Branch -
Sugar Creek - flows through much of Montgomery County;
biggest creek in the county; also a Township in northern Montgomery
County.
Swamp College -- see Penobscott
Sycamore Ford is JUST Northeast of Deer Mill and
south of Alamo - a now extinct area except that Sycamore Girl Scout
Camp is located here (State Highway 234 - north of the Shades State
Park)
Tadmore --
Taylor Corner - on Hwy 32
Tinkersville --
Traction Road - parallel to State Road 32 East
out of Crawfordsville
Troutman - a small community just south and west
of Crawfordsville - now extinct -- in the 1878 County Atlas, it
was listed as a train station
Union Township - the large, central township of
Montgomery County - Crawfordsville lies in its
heart - although it is commonly known as North Union and South Union,
it is technically only Union Township
Valley City - see New Ross - 1829 - Beckwith History said
the original Valley City had 50 lots
Wabash College -- one of the few all-men's colleges in the
US today it is close to 200 years old
Walnut Township - South and East of Crawfordsville
- New Ross; Linnsburg and Mace are towns in Walnut
Waveland - located on State Highway 47, about 13
miles south of Crawfordsville
Waveland Academy - a high school/post high school
specializing in the Arts and Humanities in the center of Waveland
- in existence in late 1800s - extinct -- this was quite a large
and respectable academy and people came from miles around to attend
Wayne Township - Township West of Crawfordsville
Waynetown - on State Highway 136, just south of
Interstate 74 - (many times referred to as Waynestown but this is
NOT correct - it IS Waynetown.-- also see Middletown
Wesley - Wayne Township - this was a train station
with a few houses and a very active church and school -- not long
ago (haven't been by there lately) the church and cemetery were
still there - it is located on State Highway 136 West of Crawfordsville
about half way between Crawfordsville and Waynetown on the south
side of the road
Wesley Academy - located in the town of Wesley
- a church high school. Now extinct
Whitesville - current home of Nucor Steele, found
on County Road 500 South and 400 East
Wingate - on State Highway 25, North and West of
Crawfordsville in Coal Creek Township
Yountsville - on Highway 32 South and West of
Crawfordsville
