Ohio County – 1862 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
George W. Hawes’ Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1862 and 1863. Indianapolis : G. W. Hawes, 1862.

ABERDEEN
A post village of Ohio county, 10 miles south-west from Rising Sun, 90 miles southeast from Indianapolis, and 45 miles south-west from Cincinnati. Population 50.

Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.

  • Gillespie R. B., gunsmith.
  • Gould E. W., cabinet maker.
  • Gould S. A., chair maker.
  • Griswell E. T., cooper.
  • Griswell W. R., blacksmith.
  • Luther T. & I., steam flouring and grist mill.
  • Luther & Longwood, steam saw mill.
  • Mead W., cabinet maker.
  • Nettle James, cooper.
  • SISSON D. W., GENERAL MERCHANT.

BEAR BRANCH
A post office of Ohio County, on a small stream of the same name, 14 miles west from Rising Sun, 12 miles north from Vevay, and 90 miles south-east from Indianapolis.

COOPERSVILLE
A post office of Ohio county, near the Dearborn county line, on the Lawrenceburg and Madison State road, 7 miles west from Rising Sun, 40 miles from Cincinnati, and about 90 miles south-east from Indianapolis.

HARTFORD
A post village of Ohio county, on Laughrey creek, 8 miles west from Rising Sun, and 80 miles south-east from Indianapolis. Population 114. Also a village of the same name in Vigo county. See Pimento post office.

RISING SUN
A post town and the capital of Ohio county, situated on the Ohio river, 35 miles below Cincinnati, and about 100 miles south-east from Indianapolis. Population 2,000.

Alphabetical List of Professions, Trades, Etc.

  • Babb & Lemmon, editors and proprietors Indiana Weekly Visitor, corner Main and Front.
  • Baxter J. S., boots and shoes, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Berkshire William, blacksmith, Fifth, bet. Walnut and Poplar.
  • Best Mrs. S., milliner, Front, bet. Main and Second.
  • Birdzell C., meat store, Main, bet. Walnut and Market.
  • Calkin Miss L., millinery and fancy goods, Main bet. Market and Walnut.
  • CITY HOTEL, CHARLES REOHM, PROPRIETOR, FRONT, BET. MAIN AND SECOND.
  • Clark Eli, jeweler, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Clore Wm., blacksmith, Walnut, bet. First and Second.
  • Cullen Wm., merchant tailor, 10 Main.
  • Cullen & Grace, druggists, Main, bet. Market and Walnut.
  • DODD H. E. & SON, STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, MAIN, BET. MARKET AND WALNUT.
  • Downey A. C., attorney at law, 10 Main.
  • Downey H. A., attorney at law, 10 Main.
  • DUNNE P. J., JEWELER, 2 MAIN.
  • Elliott Israel, blacksmith, cor. Front and Walnut.
  • English Oliver, brick mason, cor. Broad Alley and Second.
  • Enoch A. C., boots and shoes, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Espy H. S. & H., groceries, produce, queensware, &c., corner Main and Market.
  • Fisher D., boots and shoes, 14 Main.
  • French John J. & Co., grocers and produce dealers, cor. Main and Front.
  • Garey Enos, cabinet maker, Market, bet. Main and Grand.
  • GAREY JOHN W., BAKER, GROCER, AND CONFECTIONER, MAIN, BET. FRONT AND MARKET.
  • Gillespie William, physician, Market, bet. Main and Second.
  • Grace J. & Son, groceries, produce, queensware, boots, shoes, &c., Market, bet. Main and Second.
  • Hall Frank, bakery, 4 Main.
  • Hall Wm. T., carpenter, cor. Main and Market.
  • Harris John, carpenter, Market, between Main and Fourth.
  • Hathaway B. J., prop’r Aurora and Lawrenceburg Telegraph Line, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • HATHAWAY & CO., GENERAL MERCHANTS, MAIN, BET. FRONT AND MARKET.
  • Herdegen Adam, wharf boat, Levee, bet. Main and Second.
  • Hewitt J., groceries and provisions, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Horsfall Thos., tailor, cor. Main and Market.
  • Indiana Weekly Visitor, Babb & Lemmon, editors and prop’rs, corner Main and Front.
  • Jelly J. S., attorney at law, Main, bet. Market and Walnut.
  • Jessup D. H., physician, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Jones H. J., groceries and produce, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Jones & Sill, stoves and tin ware, corner Main and Front.
  • McAVOY & BROTHER, DRUGGISTS, MAIN, BET. FRONT AND MARKET.
  • McKibben C. T., physician, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Massey Mrs. E. J., millinery, Front, bet. Main and Walnut.
  • Marble Ira T., grocery and oyster saloon, 4 Main.
  • Marquett & Mack, saddlers, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Martin Richard, saddler, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Martin Richard, livery stable, Front, bet. Main and Second.
  • Merrill H., blacksmith, corner Grand and Walnut.
  • Miles W., books and stationery, 14 Main.
  • MONROE WM., GROCER, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, 6 MAIN.
  • Morgan B., hat and cap store, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Reister & Co., prop’rs foundry and iron shop, 12 Main.
  • REOHM CHARLES, PROP’R CITY HOTEL, BET. MAIN AND SECOND.
  • Rising Sun Insurance Co., S. Hathaway, president, B. J. Hathaway, secretary, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Schofield Joseph, woolen factory, corner Front and Fifth.
  • Scoggin and Wilber, grocers and produce dealers, cor. Main and Market.
  • Seward Samuel, dealer in lumber and coal, cor. Front and Market.
  • Smith Wm. H., carpenter, cor. Fourth and Market.
  • Snyder John H., baker and confectioner, 18 Market.
  • Steele Wm., blacksmith, Main, opp. Court House.
  • STEWART S. H., ATTORNEY AT LAW, MAIN BET. MARKET AND WALNUT.
  • Sullivan W. H., physician, cor. Main and Market.
  • Summers Thomas, stoves and tin ware, cor. Main and Walnut.
  • Talbott J. W., steam flour mill, cor. Main and Front.
  • Thompson Platt, stoves and tinware, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Walker J. S., boots and shoes, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Wells J. C., general store, cor. Main and Market.
  • Whitlock, J. T., undertaker and cabinet maker, Main, bet. Market and Walnut.
  • Williams H. T., physician, Main, between Front and Market.
  • Works Jno. J., grocery and provision dealer, Main, bet. Market and Front.
  • Wright E. H., steam flour and saw mill, cor. Front and Second.
  • Wright J., barber, Main, bet. Front and Market.
  • Wright Nathaniel, blacksmith, cor. Second and Walnut.
  • Yonge R. S., chair maker, Main, between Market and Walnut.
  • Ziegler J. & Co., staple and fancy dry goods, Main, bet. Front and Market.