Ohio County – 1890 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

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

BASCOM. A post office situated in Cass township, Ohio county, 10 miles southwest of Rising Sun, the county seat and banking town. Aurora, distant 17 miles, is the nearest rail approach, but shipments can be made by boat to Rising Sun. Settled, 1860. Population, 55. R. B. Bascom, postmaster

  • Bascom & Myers, General Store.
  • Sink Elmer, blacksmith

BEAR BRANCH. Or Freedome, as it is sometimes called, is a place with a population of 25, located in Pike township, Ohio county, 15 miles southwest of Rising Sun, the county seat, and 13 north of Vevay, on the Ohio river, the most available banking and shipping point. Stage communication with Dillsboro. Mail, tri-weekly. W. H. Oatman, postmaster.

  • Altoff John Jr., blacksmith
  • Cooper C C, justice of peace
  • Dennis M M, milliner
  • Elfers John, physician
  • French J B, wagonmaker
  • Liggett John R, wagonmaker
  • Oatman Wm H, General Store and Live Stock
  • Pate I H, cattle dealer

HARTFORD. A village of 100 inhabitants, on Laughery creek, in Union township, Ohio county, 7 miles northwest of Rising Sun court house. Aurora, 7 miles northeast, is the shipping station and banking town. Daily mail stage to Aurora. F. P. Ross, postmaster.

  • Ross F P, General Store
  • Sherer J L, grist and saw mill
  • Spielman J H, grocer
  • Weaver N, Blacksmith
  • Wilber E A, grocer

NORTH’S LANDING. A village located on the Ohio river, in Randolph township, Ohio county, 4 miles south of Rising Sun, the county seat and bank location. Population, 200. Mail, daily. Nathan H. North, postmaster.

  • Fish Martin M, blacksmith
  • Green John, painter
  • Harris & Galbraith, general store and produce
  • North James M, sorghum mnfr
  • North Nathan H, General Store, Produce and Live Stock
  • North & Dibble, fence machine mnfrs
  • Powell W, wharfmaster
  • Rollins H, blacksmith
  • Wallick Wm D, saw mill