Clifton

Township: Delaware

Location:
Coordinates: 40.2659 -85.2827 (Comparison of [S1] and [S11] ) -
- CR 514N, 525E
- Sec 16A (c. 1834)
- Listed as Sharon
- Located at Village of Sharon
- "This is a small hamlet, situated in the southwest quarter of section 16 [Delaware Twp]. It has no mercantile establishments, and its inhabitants are engaged chiefly in agricultural pursuits. Joseph Zehner is the postmaster at this point [1881], and Valentine is the blacksmith."
- Granville Hastings set up a store in Sharon near Zehner Mill. He was originally from Wayne Co., Indiana.
- "Platted in 1849 but lost much of its importance when it was by-passed by the railroad and the community to the south Woodlawn, now Desoto, came into being."

Other Names:
Zehner Mill:
Sharon PO: [S12] -

Date Platted: 1849

Maps:
1870: "Sharon P.O." [S12] -
1874: "Clifton" [S8] - [S14 page 8]
1876: "Clifton" [S11] -

Town Plat Map - 1874 - [S14 page 8]
- North-South Streets: Locust, Mulberry
- East-West Streets: Buckeye, Main, Cherry

"Granville Hastings had opened a stock of goods in section 16 at the locality variously known as Clifton, Sharon and Zehner Mill, in 1834,. . . " [S2, p 98]

"Desoto Still on the Map, Clifton Gone: From Haimbaugh's History of Delaware County" - [DCHS Newsletter, Oct-Dec 2008, p 7] (Shows Plat of Clifton)

Post Office Data:

Post Office Names: Sharon
Post Office Established: 16 Nov 1853
Post Office Closed: 18 Jun 1884

Postmasters:

Baxter D. Fiers -- 16 Nov 1853
John L. Riley -- 19 Feb 1855
George Johsonbaugh -- 3 Jan 1857
Jacob L. Yohey -- 8 Dec 1863
Josiah McProud -- 7 Mar 1865
Peter Long -- 22 Aug 1866
Cyrus Bergdole -- 19 Mar 1867
John Marks -- 18 Sep 1867
Charles Marks -- 26 Jun 1876
Rufus W. Taylor -- 7 Feb 1877
Reastus S. Fisher -- 26 Jul 1877
Joseph Zehner -- 8 Dec 1879

"Sharon was originally platted as Clifton by Abraham Cline in 1849. The town began its eventual decline when it was bypassed by the railroad which constructed a stop in nearby DeSoto." [S13]

Sources: [S1] - [S2 page 98] - [S3 pages 743 to 750] - [S4 page 1025] - [S5] - [S6 pages IBC, 5, 24] - [S7 page 229] - [S9 nd, page 5] - [S10 pages 241, 243] -

Abbreviations: IBC = Inside Back Cover

Sources

Source Citation

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Google Maps: Search: 40.2659 -85.2827

Kemper, G.W.H., M.D., ed. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana, 1908; reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Whipporwill Publications, 1984.

Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Vol. 1. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976.

Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Vol. 2. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976.

Map of Delaware County, Indiana. Compiled by H. Lester Janney. Revised by Ward M. Harlan, 1965

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

United States Official Postal Guide. Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, April 1875.

Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University. Map #61-2 (1874)

Our Neighborhood. Muncie, Indiana: The Muncie Star.

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Helm, T.B. History of Delaware County, Indiana. Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881, reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1976.

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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: Clifton, Delaware Township

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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: Delaware Township, Delaware County

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Newsletter Article: "Ghost Towns". DCHA Newsletter (Delaware County Historical Alliance, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana), Vol. 1, No. 1, 19 Jan 2000. Doc2847.pdf

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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, page 8

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Newsletter: The Bulletin (Delaware County Historical Society) Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, Vol. 5, No. 4 (July/ August 2017). "Clifton and Desoto" by Susan M. Smith

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