Monroe Township

Towns: Cowan - Oakville - Macedonia - Progress - West Mills Station

Location:
Coordinates: 40°06′50″N 85°23′16″W [S4]

Other Names:

Cemeteries: [S4] - [S15, page 17, 18] -

1874: Sec. 14 (2) one in NE and one in SE corner of section - [S10 page 12] -

Fairview: [S8] - [S15, page 17] - [S16] -
- Location: Monroe Township, Sec. 14 - CR 200E and 610S. -
- Directions to Cemetery: Travel Indiana State Road 3-South to CR 578S, east to 200E, then north to cemetery on the west side of the road. -
- Established abt 1833 - Location: Old Macedonia Pike
- Established on land donated by one of the brothers Beeson -
- This cemetery is shown on the 1874, 1876 and 1887 atlases -

Macedonia:
- Location: CR 200E and 700S
- Directions: Indiana State Road 3 south to CR 700S, then east to cemetery on the north side of the road at corner and behind a cement wall.
- This cemetery is shown on the 1876 and 1887 Atlas.

Mansfield:
- Location: East of Ind State Road 3 South adn north of CR 700S
- Directions: St. Rd 3 South to CR 700S, then east to first farm fence on north side of road. Cemetery is back from the road under 3 large trees and near a power line tower
- This cemetery is on the Mansfield farm was never formally donated to the township.

Tomlinson:
- Location: CR 240W and CR 325S
- Directions: Old IN State Road 57S to Hoyt Ave, cemetery is along west side of road just beyond Hoyt Ave.
- About the year 1835 this cemetery was formally donated as a public burial ground.
- This cemetery is shown on the 1887 atlas.

Unnamed #5:
- Location: NW quarter of the NW quarter of the NE quarter of Sec. 1, Township 20, Range 9.
- Three people are buried thre, probably all three were cremated.

Unknown #2:
- Location: west of CR 300W, south of CR 48N, Section 12.

Churches:
- Mt. Tabor Chr. Ch. - West, central border - [S10 page 12] -
- West Chapel - Sec 34 - [S10 page 12] -
- Mt. Zion - [S2 page 5, 19] -

Population:
1870: 1247
1880: 1433 [S5, page 3] -

Maps:
1870: [S7] -
1874: [S10 page 12] - [Cowan is NOT shown on the Township map, but does show a town plat map]
1876: [S6] -

Roads:
- Road: Muncie to "Masterson's Machine" - "N.E. corner of John Lenor's farm, thence north seventy rods, then west till it intersects the old road at Adam Lash's cabin" [S11, p 263]
- Road: Yorktown and New Burlington - Crosses Township in east and west direction [S11, p 262]
- Road: Muncie to William Watsons farm - Gravel Road - been neglected for several years (1881) - The collection of toll abandoned - [S11, p 262]
- Road: New Castle & Marion Road, about 1837 - New Castle through Monroe Township to Muncie and finally to Marion - [S11, p 262]
- "From Muncie along east side of Buck Creek to a point near the farm of Anda Gibson, where it intersected the New Castle Road near Luray, Henry County." - [S11, p 262]

Mills:
- Clark & Gable Mill on farm of Anda Gibson - The Mill has not been in operation for several years past - [S11, p 262]
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Monroe Township Delinquent Taxpayers, 1847 [Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, p 15, 16] - Doc2737.pdf

"1863 Oct 29 - some little secession fuss in Monroe Township at a religious meeting - [S3, p 120]

- The Mounds in Monroe Township - [S11, p 259]
- First white resident in Monroe Township - Johathan Mills, Fall 1821 - Formerly of Greene County, Tennessee - [S11, p 259]
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Township Information: [S14, page 123]

Schools:

School #3 - Corinth School - Built about 1875
- Current Location: SW corner of Delaware County Roads 400S and 200W, about 1/2 mile east of Indiana 67
- Doc4289.pdf (The StarPress, 9 Aug 1999, page 2B)

Sources

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Google Maps

Book: Hoosier Stories of his Boyhood Days in Indiana, as told by Dr. S. W. Heath, Handwritten and illustrated, 1909. (Monroe Township, Delaware County, Indiana) Bk3809

Link

Kemper, G W H. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co, 1908. Bk3012.

WikiPedia Article

An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffin, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprinted., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971

Map: Delaware County, Indiana, 1876. (Published by Baskin, Forster & Co. Lakeside Building Chicago, 1876. Engraved & Printed by Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Of Chicago Lithographing Co.) David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~23110~790090:Map-of-Delaware-County---Published-# Accessed, 27 Feb 2012. Acc002078/Ph9386-001 to 041.jpg

Detail: Monroe Township

From 1876 - Delaware County Map

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Map: Asher, Adams & Higgins. New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of Indiana, multiple counties including Delaware, Blackford, Madison, and Hamilton and others. Indianapolis: Higgins & Ryan, 1870, pages 19, 20. David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33585~1171285:New-topographical-atlas-and-gazette?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No# Accessed 28 Feb 2012. Acc002079/Ph9387.jpg

Map Detail: Monroe Township, Delaware County

Newsletter Article: "Fairview Friends Cemetery" by Richard & Judi Ross - Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, page 14 - Doc2907.pdf

Book: Road Names of Delaware County, Indiana. Muncie, Indiana: Delaware County Historical Society, 2005. Bk3641, page 13

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Book: Map of Delaware County Indiana: Indexed and Printed in Atlas Form from 1874 Wall Map. Original: Philadelphia: A.L. Klingman, 1874. Reprint: Muncie, Indiana: D & N Research, 1989. Bk3642

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Helm, T. B. (Thomas B). History of Delaware County, Indiana: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Kingman Brothers, 1881 (Reprint, 1976), Bk1595

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"Delaware County's Delinquent Taxpayers of 1842" - Delaware County, Genealogist and Historian, March 1995, page 13 - Doc2904.pdf

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"Delaware County Delinquent Taxpayers of 1847" Transcribed by Joyce Colleen Libes. Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, pages 15, 16 - Doc2908.pdf

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Ellis, John S. Our County: [Delaware County, Indiana] Its History and Early Settlement by Townships. (1890). Evansville, Indiana: Whipporwill Publications, Reproduction, 1987. Bk2082. Read Online -

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Cartwright, Rosaella and Elizabeth Modlin. Cemeteries in Delaware County, Indiana, Self-published, 1988. Bk2120

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News Art: "Our Neighborhood", Ruth Hillman, The Muncie Star (Muncie, Indiana), 29 May 1991. Doc4295.pdf

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