Dearborn County – 1892 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Dearborn County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1892. Volume 6. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co., 1892.
See also:
Entries from Aurora (1892)
Entries from Lawrenceburg (1892)
Dearborn County Directories

AVENTON. In Harrison township, Dearborn county, 17 miles north of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. 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 Mnfr
  • Watkins H, sorghum mnfr
  • Wing S M, architect

BRIGHT. 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
  • Gibson F H, general store
  • Hargitt I N, saw mill
  • Houk A, wagonmaker
  • Ingham Bros., general store
  • Ingham Thomas, shoemaker
  • Liddle J R, physician
  • Liddle J W, General Store
  • Liddle Wm, General Store
  • Mencle Wm, justice of peace
  • Nowlin Henry, general store

CHESTERVILLE. A village in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 15 miles west of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 1 east of Cold Spring, its shipping point. Bank at Aurora. Population, 100. Mail, daily. V. D. Chance, postmaster.

  • Alcon G W, general store
  • Chance V D, General Store

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, 1,000. Money order office. Abram F. 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 Drug Company, druggists
  • Shutts Abram P, Boots and Shoes
  • Sieferman John, blacksmith
  • Stamford L D, grocer
  • Wheeler J M, general store
  • Wright J C, carpenter

COLD SPRING. A village on the O. & M. Ry., 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. In Hogan township, Dearborn county, 9 miles west of Lawrencburgh court house, and 6 northwest of Aurora, its banking and shipping point. Population, 151. Mail, tri-weekly. Amanda J. 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
  • Roof Amanda J, Grocer
  • Warner Max, carpenter

DILLSBOROUGH. A town of 700 inhabitants, 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. W. W. Withrow, postmaster.

  • Blue Benjamin, meat market
  • Calvert J N, general store and jeweler
  • Conaway Ham, lawyer
  • Conaway Preston, live stock
  • Ginter Frederick, general store and hotel
  • Greene J H, Druggist
  • Huffington J V, railway, exp and tel agt
  • Kamping H, General Store
  • Licking Christ, blacksmith
  • Lord T J, physician
  • Misner D C, undertaker
  • Neaster A F, shoemaker
  • Niebruggs Henry, livery
  • Perlee D, blacksmith
  • Roberts L, tinner
  • Roberts & Johnson Bros., flour mills
  • Rudisill S, harness
  • Sale J H, physician
  • Stenver J, produce
  • Stevenson W C D, notary and lawyer
  • Teke Wm E, saloon, livery and grain
  • Tholke Henry, wagonmaker
  • Tyier W S, General Store
  • Vandolak J C & Co., general store
  • Vanosdol C L, dentist
  • Veit L, Hotel
  • Weaver S M, physician
  • Withrow W W, general store

FARMER’S 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, is the shipping station. Population, 100. Mail, daily. C. A. Opp, postmaster.

  • Barkley J M, physician
  • Campbell Wm R, notary
  • Doctor Frederick, blacksmith
  • Huffington J V, railroad, exp and tel agt
  • Libbert E J, physician
  • Miller John L, justice of peace
  • Miller J 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, 8 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town. Exp., Am. Tel., W. U. E. K. Ward, postmaster.

  • Chaplain Vincent A, agent American Exp.
  • Farrell Thomas, shoemaker
  • Hargitt R, general store and hotel
  • Huddleston & Ward, General Store
  • Vincent H C, physician
  • Voglesang N, wagonmaker
  • Washburn M E, railroad and tel agent
  • Weling L, blacksmith

GUIONSVILLE. Contains 50 inhabitants, in Clay township, Dearborn county, 14 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh court house. Aurora, the banking town and shipping point, is 10 miles northeast. Mail, semi-weekly. Inez A. Conaway, postmaster.

  • Bartlow John S, shoemaker
  • Baker Charles, shoemaker
  • Conaway Charles H, lawyer
  • Conaway Hamilton, lawyer
  • Conaway Inez A, General Store
  • Conaway Preston, live stock
  • Conaway R B, fish dealer
  • Griffin Wm, wool buyer
  • Kittle James P, creamery
  • Klausing Henry, blacksmith
  • Pate Wm, fur dealer
  • Robinson Ann, general store
  • Sink D B, blacksmith
  • Wilson Nathan, physician

HOLMAN. In Manchester township, Dearborn county, 15 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 4 northeast of Moore’s Hill, the shipping depot. Bank at Aurora. Population, 45. Mail, daily. S. E. Givan, postmaster.

  • Dixon M F, wagonmakers
  • Givan S E, General Store
  • Murdock James, blacksmith
  • Rice C E, shoemaker
  • Ruble Bros, carpenters

KELSO. A village of 150 inhabitants, in township of same name, Dearborn county, 14 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. Guilford, 7 miles southeast is the shipping station, and 8 of Harbison, Ohio, its banking town. Mail, daily. Bernard Theders, postmaster.

  • Andres John, general store and grain cradle mnfr
  • Barker Edward, township trustee
  • Berbrick Jacob, basketmaker
  • Brueggermann B H, Rev (Catholic)
  • Donlen Wm, notary
  • Doyle Thomas, blacksmith
  • Korti Anton, shoemaker
  • Merckle J George, builder and justice
  • Moemke Alf, general store
  • Nead Edward L, notary
  • Nead Wm H, General Store
  • Probst, Barker & Co., saw mill
  • Schott August, shoemaker
  • Snider Frank, shoemaker
  • Theders Bernard, Boots and Shoes
  • Zimmer Adam, blacksmith

KENNEDY. A village of 60 population, on the C., C., C. & St. L. Ry., in York township, Dearborn county, 10 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town. Exp., Am. F. F. Taylor, postmaster.

  • Borgman Chris, grain
  • Glissman Bros, saw mill
  • Taylor F F, General Store, Grain, Railroad and Express Agent

KYLE. In Manchester township, Dearborn county, 9 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and banking town, and 2 from Manchester station, its shipping point. Population, 100. Mail, daily. Mary A. Laughlin, postmaster.

  • Greenham Grant, blacksmith
  • Hall G W, Grocer
  • House John W, physician
  • 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 11 southwest of Brookville, the location of nearest bank. Sunman, distant 4 ½ miles, is the usual shipping station. Population 150. Mail, Daily. John R. Reohm, postmaster.

  • Gudapfel Wm, blacksmith
  • Haefner John, blacksmith
  • Hoff George, spoke mnfr
  • Roehm John R, Boots and Shoes
  • Sahn Adam, flour and saw mill
  • 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, its shipping and banking point. Population, 80. Mail, daily. J. F. Gibson, postmaster.

  • Clark W E, general store
  • Massett Joseph, blacksmith
  • Swales Wilson H, physician
  • Swales Wilson H Jr., physician
  • Truitt J W, justice of peace

MANCHESTER. A village of 200 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. Adeline McMullen, postmaster.

  • Baker’s Sons, flour and saw mill
  • Clark David H, blacksmith
  • Crocker F L, physician
  • Crocker W F, General Store
  • Edwards Wm, justice of peace
  • Emerson Thomas, general store
  • Givan S E, physician
  • Greenham M, saddle and harnessmaker
  • Horbaugh L, tinner
  • House John, physician
  • Laws Marion, butcher
  • McMullen Adeline, Grocer
  • Pummill Wm, wagon maker
  • Rebarger Frank, cooper
  • Riddle John V, Agr Implements
  • Ross Jasper, cooper
  • Ruble Alexander, shoemaker
  • Rush George, general store
  • Schooley Wm, physician
  • Steinmetz George W, Farm Implements
  • True R S, justice and wagon maker
  • 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 Carrie, milliner
  • Berkshire Harry W, News, Stationery, Cigars and Tobacco
  • Bowers Dr. A J & Son, Druggist
  • Bowers C M, insurance agent
  • Bradford Charles, painter
  • Canfield G V, wagonmaker and justice
  • Clark W A, hotel
  • Daughters A P, physician
  • French John S, undertaker and livery
  • Gordon Scott, barber
  • Green C H, dentist
  • Hancock E, Boots and Shoes
  • Hayman J W, news depot
  • Holland W G, general store
  • Houstin Joseph, publr M H Collegian
  • Jennings Thomas A, druggist
  • Johnson C W, harness
  • Johnson J W, laundry agent
  • Jones Thomas C, cooper
  • Lambertson J W, hotel
  • Loftus Patrick, blacksmith
  • Loyd H S, live stock and hay
  • Loyd O M, live stock
  • Martin Rev J H, pres Moore’s Hill College
  • McKnite Joseph, tailor
  • Moore H D, general store
  • Moore’s Hill Building Association, Harry W Berkshill sec
  • Moore’s Hill College, Rev J H Martin pres
  • Moore’s Hill Collegian, Joseph Houstin publisher
  • Mulford Walter, railway, exp and tel agt
  • Noble J H, carpenter
  • Pennington J C, lumber and saw mill
  • Ross D, tailor
  • Schabel George, Stoves and Tinware
  • Sparkes N G, claim agent
  • Spencer J F, bone dust
  • Spencer & Lewis, general store
  • Tally Wm, painter and paper hanger
  • Wilson R P, dentist

NEW ALSACE. A prosperous German settlement of about 600 inhabitants, in Kelso township, Dearborn county, 15 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat and nearest banking town. Weisburgh Station, 4 miles southwest, is the shipping point. Mail, daily. Jacob Gaffga, postmaster.

  • Andwan L, general store
  • Benz J, general store and saloon
  • Benz Michael, Cattle Dealer
  • Burgermeister J, shoemaker
  • Evan John, wagonmaker
  • Fette Gerhardt, flour mill
  • Gaffga A, Cigar Mnfr
  • Gaffga Elizabeth, Saloon
  • Gebnard Jacob, wine dealer
  • Gensheimer John, carpt and undertaker
  • Helbert George, general store
  • Hillman George, wagonmaker
  • Kichler John, blacksmith
  • Klump Cornelius, blacksmith
  • Labby Wm, General Store and Saloon
  • Lang Mathias, carpenter
  • Lods Charles, wine dealer
  • Meder Christ, saloon
  • Meyer Martin, brewer and saloon
  • Schooley Wm H, physician
  • Schwendemann Frederick, stoves and tinware
  • Schweizer Wm, express and railroad agt
  • Schumacher Albert, dealer in honey
  • Stemler Sebastian, carp and justice of peace
  • Stenger John A, shoemkr
  • Sunmans Geo A, tel agent
  • Wolter George, barber
  • Zix George, brewer

SAINT LEON. A town 5 miles southwest of New Trenton, its shipping point, 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 Eva R, General Store
  • Bruder Basil, cooper
  • Derflein Henry, blacksmith
  • Gabriel John Rev (Catholic)
  • Hilbert John, wagonmaker
  • Hoefler Martin, shoemaker
  • Ratz Joseph, carpenter and undertaker
  • Schumann Joseph, general store
  • Singer John, carpenter
  • Stenger Charles, carpenter
  • Stenger Christopher, shoemaker
  • Stenger John C, Flour Mill
  • Stenger Joseph, wine dealer
  • Telsher Caspar, cigar mnfr
  • Wesler Herman, cigar mnfr
  • Wilhelm Charles, mail carrier

SPARTA. A village in Sparta township, Dearborn county, 3 miles east of Moore’s Hill, 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 Bros, saw and grist mill
  • Slater & Heustis, General Store

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.

  • Buchert James, Hotel
  • Cairns John, justice
  • Fermier Pierre, physician
  • Freeland J L, physician
  • Gutzweiller George, blacksmith
  • Gutzweiller Phillip, blacksmith
  • Hilbert G, wagonmaker
  • Leimkuhler Wm, wagonmaker
  • Minneman F H, Agricultural Implements
  • Oelker C, cabinetmaker
  • Rass S, harness
  • Rohlfing F H, notary public
  • Schwietzer Wm, agt C, C, C & St. L Ry
  • Stohlman E P, agt Am Exp Co
  • Stohlman & Schweitzer, general store
  • Stumpke Frederick, Boots and Shoes
  • Tiedman Christian, wagonmaker
  • Weis Philip, flour mill
  • Wittenberg F, shoemaker

WILMINGTON. A village of 190 inhabitants, in Hogan township, Dearborn county, 7 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, 7 miles southwest of Lawrenceburgh, the county seat, and 2 ½ west of Aurora, its banking and shipping point. Mail, daily. Sarah E. Sellers, postmaster.

  • Boardman B P, General Store
  • Cottingham T W, dry goods
  • Elder John, feather renovator
  • Goodrich M, confectioner
  • Hayes John, general store
  • Helphenstine J Q, musical merchandise
  • Huffman Elijah, justice of peace
  • Jackson John, shoemaker
  • Miller O P, Druggist
  • Peck Armor, justice of peace
  • 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. Mail, daily. Fred Hempel, postmaster.

  • Bennett John, shoemaker
  • Clark D H, blacksmith
  • Duncan D, shoemaker
  • Hempel Fred, Harnessmaker
  • Heustis O T, saw mill
  • McIlwain R, blacksmith
  • Pyles O P, General Store and Produce
  • Shot F, painter
  • Striker Frank, carriagemaker
  • True Bros, genl store and produce
  • True Harry, wagonmaker
  • True R S, justice of peace

YORKVILLE. A village in York township, Dearborn county, 12 miles northwest of Lawrenceburgh, the seat of justice and nearest banking town, and 5 northwest of Guilford, the shipping point. Population, 90. Mail, daily. H. W. Nordmeyer, postmaster.

  • Graff August, shoemaker
  • Hornback Elias, general store
  • Miller Joseph, general store
  • Nordmeyer H W, Boots and Shoes
  • Zerr Frank, blacksmith
  • Zimmer Nicholas, real estate and farm implements