Dearborn County – 1890 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1890. Volume 5. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1890.
See also:
Entries from Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana (1890)
Entries from Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana (1890)
Dearborn County Directories

AVENTON. Is a small hamet located in Harrison township, Dearborn county, 17 miles north of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 140 from Indianapolis. Harrison, O., 3 miles south, on the W. W. R. R., is the nearest banking and railroad point. Population, 50. David Goble, postmaster.

  • Davis P T, bridge builder
  • Goble David, Ice Cream Manufacturer
  • Watkins H, sorghum mnfr.
  • Wing S M, architect

BRIGHT. Or Bunkum, as the place was formerly called, has a population of 95, and is located in Harrison township, Dearborn county, 11 miles north of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Harrison, O., 4 miles northeast is the nearest shipping and banking point. J. H. Liddle, postmaster.

  • Crim Jesse, blacksmith
  • Hargitt I N, saw mill
  • Houk A, wagonmaker
  • Ingham Bros, general store
  • Ingham Thomas, shoemaker
  • Liddle J R, physician
  • Liddle J W, Postmaster
  • Liddle Wm, General Store
  • Mencle Wm, justice of peace
  • Nowlin T H, general store
  • Whipple A B, blacksmith

CHESTERVILLE. A village in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 14 miles west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 1 east of Cold Spring, on the O. & M. Ry. Bank at Aurora. Population, 150. Mail, daily. V. D. Chance, postmaster.

  • Chance L P, grocer
  • Chance V D, General Store
  • Irman B, blacksmith

COCHRAN. A town in Centre township, Dearborn county, on the O. & M. Ry, 5 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Banking facilities at Aurora, distant 2 miles. Population, 1,600. Exp., Adams. Money order office. Abram P. Shutts, postmaster.

  • Bloner George, hotel
  • Cochran Chair Co, Chair Mnfrs.
  • Dale Kate, notions
  • Green J C, general store
  • Humfeldt Simon, florist
  • Keor Perry, telegraph agent
  • Opperman F, general store
  • Peppergon Joseph, pottery
  • Rains G W, Druggist
  • Schafstall Wm, carpenter
  • Shutts Abram P, boots, shoes and stationery
  • Sieferman John, blacksmith
  • Stamford L D, grocer
  • Wheeler J M, General Store
  • Wright J C, carpenter

COLD SPRING. A station and post office on the O & M Ry. located in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 15 miles west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Nearest bank at Aurora, distant 11 miles. Population, 75. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Frederick Homann, postmaster.

  • Bossong Joseph M, insurance
  • Christy Wm, wagonmaker
  • Crippky H, blacksmith
  • Demand B, painter
  • Homann Frederick, General Store
  • Jonas S D, telegraph agent
  • Jones Jesse C, carpenter
  • Turner George W, furs

CROZIER. A recently established post office in Hogan township, Dearborn county, 9 miles west of Lawrenceburgh court house, and 6 northwest of Aurora, its banking and shipping point. Population, 150. Mail, tri-weekly. Martin W. Roof, postmaster.

  • Bowers C M, insurance agent
  • Huffman E, justice of peace
  • Huffman O T, painter
  • Kreite George, saw mill
  • Peck A S, justice and blacksmith
  • Prichard J D, live stock
  • Roof Amanda J, Grocer

DILLSBOROUGH. A prosperous village of 600 inhabitants, located on O. & M. Ry, in Clay township, Dearborn county, 14 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Aurora, distant 10 miles, is the location of nearest bank. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. David Chillaz, postmaster.

  • Blue Benjamin, meat market
  • Calvert J N, general store and jeweler
  • Conaway Ham, lawyer
  • Conaway Preston, live stock
  • Ginter Frederick, general store
  • Haynes W H, druggist
  • Huffington J V, railroad, exp and tel agt
  • Kamping H, general store
  • Knowles R T, cooper
  • Lord T J, physician
  • Misner D C, undertaker
  • Neaster A F, shoemaker
  • Niebruggs Henry, livery
  • Perlee D, blacksmith
  • Perlee Wm, wagonmaker
  • Pohle Wm, blacksmith
  • Robert L, tinner
  • Roberts & Johnson Bros, flour mills
  • Rowland Wm, grocer
  • Rudisill S, harness
  • Sale F H, physician
  • Scudder Thomas, undertaker
  • Smith J A, barber
  • Smith J D, mason
  • Stenver J, produce
  • Stevenson W C D, notary and lawyer
  • Teke Wm E, saloon, livery and grain
  • Tholke Henry, wagonmaker
  • Thompson Dean, carpenter
  • Vandolak J C & Co., general store
  • Veit L, hotel
  • Weaver S M, physician
  • Withrow W W, general store

FARMERS’ RETREAT. A village in Cesar Creek township, Dearborn county, 20 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Aurora, distant 15 miles, has the nearest bank. Dillsborough station, 7 miles northeast on the O. & M. Ry, is the shipping station. Population, 75. Mail, daily. Theodoro Bosse, postmaster.

  • Barkley J M, physician
  • Bosse Theodoro, General Store
  • Campbell Wm R, notary
  • Doctor Frederick, blacksmith
  • Kaehler Rev E W (Lutheran)
  • Libbert E J, physician
  • Miller Z R, live stock and notary
  • Moeller Frederick, Merchant Tailor
  • Opp Bros, general store
  • Schuette Frederick, harness and shoemkr
  • Staple E H, general store

GUILFORD. On the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry, in York township, Dearborn county, with 250 inhabitants, is a village located 8 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town. Exp., Am. Tel., W. U. E. K. Ward, postmaster.

  • Chaplain Mrs., artist
  • Chaplain Vincent A, agt American Exp
  • Ewbank Louis B, notary
  • Farrell Thomas, shoemaker
  • Hargitt R, general store and hotel
  • Huddleston & Ward, General Store and Drugs
  • Reeves Rev J M B (Methodist)
  • Vincent H C, physician
  • Vogel C, sewing machines
  • Voglesang N, wagonmaker
  • Washburn M E, railroad and tel agt
  • Woling L, blacksmith

GUIONSVILLE. Contains 50 inhabitants, in Clay township, Dearborn county, 14 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh court house. Aurora, the banking town, is 10 miles northeast. Ship to Dillsboro, distant 5 miles, on the O. & M. Ry. Mail, semi-weekly. Inez A. Conaway, postmaster.

  • Bartlow John S, shoemaker
  • Conaway Charles H, lawyer
  • Conaway Inez A, General Store
  • Conaway Preston, live stock
  • French Peter, wagonmaker
  • Kittle James P, creamery
  • Klausing Henry, blacksmith
  • Robinson Ann, General Store
  • Sink D B, blacksmith
  • Walstone James, blacksmith
  • Wilson Nathan, physician

HOLMAN. A hamlet containing 50 inhabitants, in Manchester township, Dearborn county, 15 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 4 northeast of Moore’s Hill, its shipping depot, on the O. & M. Ry. Bank at Aurora. Mail, daily. Benjamin R. Bruce, postmaster.

  • Bruce Benjamin R, General Store
  • Murdock James, blacksmith

KENNEDY. A village of 50 population, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry, in York township, Dearborn county, 12 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town. Exp., Am. F. F. Taylor, postmaster.

  • Borgman Chris, grain
  • Glissman Bros, saw mill
  • Powell James, general store
  • Taylor F F, General Store and Grain

KYLE. A post office in Manchester township, Dearborn county, 9 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town, and 2 from Manchester station, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry, its shipping point. Population, 100. Mail, daily. Mary A. Laughlin, postmaster.

  • DuCroy S, photographer
  • Greenham Grant, blacksmith
  • Hall G W, Grocer
  • House John W, physician
  • Mendell J H, carpenter
  • Roberts Miss Lizzie, dressmaker
  • Schooley S P & J E, Fruit Growers
  • Wolforth George, shoemaker

LAWRENCEVILLE. A village in Jackson township, Dearborn county, 20 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 12 southwest of Brookville, the location of the nearest bank. Sunman, distant 5 miles, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry, is the usual shipping station. Population, 150. Mail, daily. John R Roehm, postmaster.

  • Berger Peter, ciga mnfr
  • Boerstler Adam, carpenter
  • Brandt Charles, basket mnfr
  • Brose John, carpenter
  • Gudapfel Wm, blacksmith
  • Haefner John, blacksmith
  • Hoff George, spoke mnfr
  • Roehm John R, Boots and Shoes
  • Sahn Adam, flour and saw mill
  • Sahn Henry, tinner
  • Theobold John, shoemaker
  • Trager John, wagonmaker
  • Williams George S & Son, tanners

LOGAN. A small village in township of same name, Dearborn county, 14 miles north of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 5 west of Harrison, Ohio, on the W. W. R. R., its shipping and banking point. Population, 75. Mail, daily. W. E. Clark, postmaster.

  • Clark & Fagaly, General Store
  • Gibson John F, general store and ins.
  • Massett Joseph, blacksmith
  • Swales Wilson H, physician
  • Swales Wilson H Jr., physician
  • Truitt J W, justice of peace

MANCHESTER. A village of 150 inhabitants, 2 ½ miles from Manchester Station, on the C. I., St. L. & P. Ry, in Manchester township, Dearborn county, 11 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh court house, the banking place. Mail, daily. W. F. Crocker, postmaster.

  • Baker’s Sons, flour and saw mill
  • Barrows Austin, mason
  • Clark David H, blacksmith
  • Crocker W F, General Store
  • Edwards Wm, justice of peace
  • Emerson Thomas, general store
  • Givan S E, physician
  • Hall G W, General Store
  • Horbaugh L, tinner
  • House John, physician
  • Kelly D D, carpenter
  • Kennedy James M, carpenter
  • McMullen Mrs. Addie, grocer
  • Platt Seth, brick mason
  • Pummill Wm, wagonmaker
  • Pyles James, general store
  • Rebarger Frank, cooper
  • Riddle John V, Agricultural Implements
  • Ross Jasper, cooper
  • Ruble Alexander, shoemaker
  • Schooley Wm, physician
  • Steinmetz George W, farm impts
  • True R S, justice and wagonmaker
  • Turner Wm, shoemaker

MANCHESTER STATION. Dearborn county. The railroad name for Kennedy.

MOORE’S HILL. An incorporated town of 700 inhabitants, on the O. & M. Ry, in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 16 miles west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Aurora, 12 miles distant, is the banking town. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Money order office. Harry W. Berkshire, postmaster.

  • Adkins Mrs. Carrie, milliner
  • Beaty D B, general store
  • Berkshire Harry W, News and Stationery
  • Bowers Dr. A J & Son, druggists
  • Bowers C M, insurance agent
  • Bradford Charles, painter
  • Canfield J V, wagonmaker
  • Clark W A, hotel
  • Cochran Rev George (Methodist)
  • Collett James, book agent
  • Corya Rev P (Methodist)
  • Corya Dr. P H, apiarist and poultry breeder
  • Cotton Rev J C (Methodist)
  • Daughters A P, Physician
  • French John S, undertaker and livery
  • French Mrs. Mattie, dressmaker
  • Garrison & Givens, saw mill
  • Gault H B, General Store
  • Givens Sanford, justice of peace
  • Greensburgh Steam Laundry, E C Zigler agent
  • Hancock E, boots and shoes
  • Harryman A B, dentist
  • Hayman J W, news depot
  • Jenkins Rev G P, pres Moore’s Hill College
  • Jennings Thomas A, druggist
  • Johnson C W, harness
  • Jones Thomas C, cooper
  • Lambertson J W, hotel
  • Loftus Patrick, blacksmith
  • Loyd H S, live stock
  • Loyd O M, live stock
  • McKnite Joseph, tailor
  • Moore H D, General Store
  • Moore’s Hill College, Rev G P Jenkins pres
  • Mulford Walter, railroad, exp and tel agt
  • Noble J H, carpenter
  • Noble & Berry, general store
  • Pennington J C, lumber
  • Ross D, tailor
  • Schabel George, Stoves and Tinware
  • Smith Rev H B (Baptist)
  • Sparkes N G, claim agent
  • Spencer Rev E T (Methodist)
  • Spencer J F, bone dust
  • Standard Mnfg Co, J C Pennington pres
  • Stewart Lena, confectioner
  • Stewart Wilber, barber
  • Wise J A, musical instruments

NEW ALSACE. A prosperous German settlement of about 500 inhabitants, in Kelso township, Dearborn county, 15 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and nearest banking town. Weisburgh Station, on the C., C. C., & St. L. Ry, 4 miles southwest, is the shipping point. Mail, daily. Jacob Gaffga, postmaster.

  • Andwan L, general store
  • Benz J, general store and saloon
  • Benz Michael, meat market
  • Burgermeister J, shoemaker
  • Evan John, wagonmaker
  • Fette Gerhardt, flour mill
  • Gaffga A, cigar mnfr
  • Gaffga Jacob, Saloon
  • Gensheimer John, carpenter and undertkr
  • Hilbert George, general store
  • Hoff L, wagonmaker
  • Kichler John, blacksmith
  • Klump Cornelius, blacksmith
  • Labby Wm, general store and saloon
  • Lang Mathias, carpenter
  • Meder Christ, saloon
  • Meyer Martin, brewer
  • Morgan Frederick, shoemaker
  • Schwendemann Frederick, stove and tinware
  • Stemler Sebastian, carpenter
  • Stenger John A, shoemaker
  • Stollman Edward, expres and railroad agt
  • Sunmans George A, telegraph agent
  • Torbeck Rev Frank (Catholic)
  • Wolter George, barber
  • Zix George, brewer

SAINT LEON. A village 5 miles southwest of its shipping point (New Trenton), on the W. W. R. R., in Kelso township, Dearborn county, 18 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh court house. Harrison, Ohio, is the bank location. Population, 200. Mail, daily. Mrs. Eva R. Aug, postmaster.

  • Aug Mrs. Eva R, General Store
  • Bruder Basil, cooper
  • Derflein Henry, blacksmith
  • Gabriel Rev John (Catholic)
  • Hilbert John, wagonmaker
  • Hoefler Anton, meat market
  • Hoefler Martin, Shoemaker
  • Olier John, tailor
  • Ratz Joseph, carpenter
  • Schumann Joseph, general store
  • Singer John, carpenter
  • Stenger Christopher, Shoemaker
  • Stenger John C, flour mill
  • Stenger Joseph, general store
  • Telsher Caspar, cigar mnfr.
  • Wesler Herman, cigar fmnr.

SPARTA. A village in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 3 miles east of Moore’s Hill, on the O. & M. Ry, the nearest shipping point, and 14 west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. The nearest bank is at Aurora. Population, 100. Mail, tri-weekly. Fred Slater, postmaster.

  • Bedunah Joseph W, carpenter
  • Bedunah Bros, saw and grist mill
  • Heustis W P, grist mill
  • Rummel George P, wagonmaker
  • Slater & Heustis, General Store
  • Tyrrell Frank, blacksmith

VOGEL. A rural post office, on C. C., C. & St. L. Ry, in York township, Dearborn county, 14 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh court house, the banking town.

WEISBURGH. A village of 150 inhabitants, on the C. C. C. & St. L. Ry, in Jackson township, Dearborn county. Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and nearest bank location, is 16 miles southeast. Exp., Am. E. P. Stohlman, postmaster.

  • Althoff Rev C H (Lutheran)
  • Anderson Wm B, cooper
  • Buchert James, Hotel
  • Cairns John, justice of peace
  • Fermier Pierre, physician
  • Freeland I L, physician
  • Gutzweiller George, blacksmith
  • Gutzweiller Philip, blacksmith
  • Hilbert G, wagonmaker
  • King George H, saloon
  • Leimkuhler Wm, wagonmaker
  • Minneman F H, Agricultural Implements
  • Oelker C, cabinetmaker
  • Rass S, harness
  • Rohlfing F H, notary public
  • Schweitzer Wm, agt C, C, C & St. L Ry
  • Stohlman E P, Agt American Exp Co
  • Stohlman & Schweitzer, general store
  • Stumpke Frederick, boots and shoes
  • Tiedman Christian, wagonmaker
  • Weis Philip, flour mill
  • Wendt Rev (Lutheran)
  • Wittenberg F, shoemaker

WILMINGTON. A town of 500 inhabitants, in Hogan township, Dearborn county, 7 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 2 ½ west of Aurora, on the O. & M. Ry, its banking and shipping point. Mail, daily. T. B. Powell, postmaster.

  • Armstrong John, carpenter
  • Boardman B P, general store
  • Cottingham T W, dry goods and blacksmith
  • Elder John, feather renovator
  • Goodrich M, confectioner
  • Hayes John, General Store
  • Helphenstine James Q, musical instruments and notary
  • Huffman Elijah, justice of peace
  • Jackson John, shoemaker
  • Miller O P, druggist
  • Newby Jacob, carpenter
  • Powell T B, Carpenter
  • Runyon James, carpenter
  • Snell Joseph T, blacksmith

WRIGHT’S CORNERS. A village of 200 inhabitants, in Manchester township, Dearborn county, 8 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh court house and bank. Ship to Manchester Station, 3 miles distant, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry. Mail, daily. Amanda Elliott, postmaster.

  • Bennett John, shoemaker
  • Clark D H, blacksmith
  • Duncan D, shoemaker
  • Hall G W, meat market
  • Heustis O T, saw mill
  • House J W, Physician
  • McIlwain R, blacksmith
  • Mandell J H, carpenter
  • Mandell Wm, carpenter
  • Pyles O P, general store and produce
  • Shot F, painter
  • Stricker Frank, carriagemaker
  • True Harry, wagonmaker
  • True R S, justice of peace

YORKVILLE. A village (population 90) in York township, Dearborn county, 12 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the seat of justice and nearest banking town, and 4 ½ northwest of Guilford, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry, the shipping point. Mail, daily. H. W. Nordmeyer, postmaster.

  • Hornback Elias, general store
  • Hornback M, saloon
  • Miller Bros, general store
  • Nordmeyer H W, Boots and Shoes
  • Zerr Frank, blacksmith
  • Zimmer Nicholas, real est and farm impts