Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project

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.

A History of Waveland, Indiana
Brown Twnsp Landowners
Clark Twnsp Landowners
Coal Creek Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
Franklin Twnsp Landowners
Madison Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
Ripley Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
Scott Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
South Union Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
Sugar Creek Twnsp Landowners
Union Twnsp Landowners
Walnut Twnsp Landowners(1874 People's Guide only)
Wayne Twnsp Landowners
Old Settlers
Grayhaired Residents of Coal Creek
1984 County platbook
Waynetown Sesquecentennial

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA LOCALITIES

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Alamo - SW of Crawfordsville on Co. Road connecting to State Road 25, State Rd. 32 Ames - Just south of Crawfordsville

Ashby Mill, was a railroad stop (Louisville, New Albany and Chicago) 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

Beckville - due east of Mace, on County Road 200, close to Boone County line

Black Creek -

Bowers- Sugar Creek Township - previously known as "Clouser's Mill"- had a Post Office -on County Roads 800 North 1000 East

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 Cherry Grove - on Hwy 231 north of Manchester

Clark Township - lowermost SE township; the town of Ladoga is the largest town in this township Clarkson Ditch -

Coal Creek Township - uppermost, NW township as well as a Creek in the township

Coffeyville -

Crawfordsville - County seat of Montgomery County, Indiana, with intersecting Highways 32; 47; US 231; 136; and Interstate 74

Darlington - on Highway 47 east of Crawfordsville, in Franklin Township

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.

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

Franklin Township - an Eastern township between Sugar Creek and Walnut Townships - Darlington is the largest town in this township Fairview-

Forest Home? -

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?

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

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

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

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

McFarland Ditch -

Middletown - Although no confirmation, pretty sure this is a railroad stop.

Mill Creek.

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 -

New Ross - On State Road 136, South and East of Crawfordsville

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

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 Co.

Pennington Lake - Southwest of Shannondale in Section 2, Walnut Township

Pine Hills - a walking (nature) area in Shades State Park

Pleasant Hill- Coal Creek Township -

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

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

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.

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 - near the Shades State Park

Taylor Corner - on Hwy 32

Traction Road - parallel to State Road 32 East out of Crawfordsville

Troutman - a small community just south and west of Crawfordsville - now extinct

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

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

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.

Wesley - on State Highway 136 West of Crawfordsville

Wesley Academy - located in the town of Wesley - a church high school.

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

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