41 topographic sheets cover 22 settlements here, and 34 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
34 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 4 stories and name 36 people · people the book names include James Abrams (North Township, 1881) · William J. Acker (Bourbon Township, 1881) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: A Diabolical Murder; Burglar Shot; Thomas K. Houghton. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
One of the most horrible and brutal rnurders ever recorded in Northern Indiana was committed near the railroad, one and a half miles east of Bourbon, on the morning of September 7, 1867. The name of the murdered woman was Barbara Catherine Dale, aged about fifty-six years. She came to this country a few years prior to the date of her murder, with her only son,a lad of about twenty years of age, who supported himself and mother in a comfortable
On the morning of November 26, 1879, about 5 o'clock, a burglar, whose name was afterward ascertained to be Charles Jackerie, of St. Louis, Mo., bursted open the front door of Ketcham & Borton's hardware store by throwing his weight against it. Ou effecting an entrance, he immediately walked behind the counter where the fine cutlery was kept, and was about te proceed to help him self, when he was suddenly stopped by a heavy discharge of buckshot, fired from a shot-gun by Luther Borton.
Mr. Houghton is the descendant of British and American parents. His father, John Houghton, was born at Swanwick, near Southampton, Wngland, December 12, 1790. He was a ship-carpenter, and was oneof the workmen engaged in repairing the ship Victory, upon whose decks Lord Nelson was killed at Trafalgar. He subsequently served in the merchant marine, under George III, of England, acting in the capacity of carpenter, and, after visiting nearly all the ports in the civilized world, came to the United States and adopted the life of a farmer.
This locality has been remarkably free from murders, suicides and aecidental deaths, so far as can be ascertained. James Welch, above noted, seems to have been the first one in this region who "shuffled off this mortal coil" of his own volition. No cause is known for his untimely taking off.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 5 of them, burning about 24 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 November 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 314 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 49 injuries and about $30,751,530 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 215 |
| Hail | 52 |
| Tornado | 30 |
| Flood | 7 |
| Flash Flood | 5 |
| Lightning | 5 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1965 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 3 killed, 28 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Lightning | Lake Of The Woods | 1 killed | A 65 year old male and a friend were heading for shore getting away from a thunderstorms when lightning struck the 65 year old. CPR was started but they were unable to save him. The other passenger was not harmed. |
| March 1976 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 10 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Bourbon to | 3 hurt, $100,000 | A tornado toppled five 138,000 volt power line towers at Bourbon. At Etna Green, winds flipped over three mobile homes injuring three people. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Bremen | 2 hurt | 12 year old girl and 15 year old boy in a paddle boat struck by lightning. Occurred on Lake of the Woods. Children suffered severe burns. Officials reported no signs of lightning damage to paddle boat. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Plymouth | 2 hurt | 2 Plymouth residents were struck by lightning near Dixon Lake. 2 men, one 19 years and the other 43 years old were waiting for a ride home after a day of fishing on the lake when they were struck by lightning. Both gentlemen suffered burns on their arms, shoulders and portions of their back and were likely knocked unconscious briefly. Both were treated at a nearby hospital and released. |
| August 1956 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Donaldson | 1 hurt, $100,000 | Tornado developed 2 miles southwest of Ancilla College and quickly intensified to EF1 intensity as it raced northeastward. The tornado caused extensive tree and generally minor structural damage across the Ancilla College campus and Gilbert lake. Here the tornado widened to 750 yards before contracting down as it continued northeast. A mobile home was torn from its anchored undercarriage and overturned, injuring one inside. Several homes sustained generally minor siding and roof damage. Two barns just northeast of Ancilla college were flattened. Strong inflow winds were noted at many locations just east/southeast of the tornado track. |
| December 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tippecanoe | 1 hurt | A trailer was blown over, one person was injured. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Teegarden | $1,200,000 | Damage occurred to several roads as a result of the record flooding from the Yellow River and associated drainage basin. Many county roads were closed for a period of time with even State Routes 30, 331 and 6 being impacted by flood waters. Nearly every town in the county suffered damage from the flood waters with Plymouth, Argos and Bremen suffering the most damage. Evacuations were necessary in some areas with water rescues due to rapid rise in the rivers. Preliminary damage estimates exceed 1.2 million dollars. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Rutland | $600,000 | A survey of damage revealed a tornado touched down southeast of Rutland on SR-10 and tracked quickly northeast. The tornado moved over numerous empty fields but also impacted several wooded areas as well as snapped or uprooted trees on private property. The tornado entered Bourbon and reached peak intensity on the northeast side of town in the area of Crocus Ct and Rose Lane where several homes suffered extensive roof damage. Debris was thrown into the field. Many homes showed garage doors being compromised, lowering potentially higher wind speeds. The tornado continued out of town, producing sporadic tree and power pole damage until reaching north of Etna Green in Kosciusko county where the damage ended. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Inwood | $600,000 | The tornado touched down near the intersection of 12B and Gumwood Roads, just west of Bourbon. Initial damage comprised of damage to shingles on a few roofs as well as some tree damage. As the tornado moved northeast and intensified it blew down a 3/8 mile long stretch of power poles. A total of 16 homes suffered damage from the tornado, 3 were destroyed, 1 suffered major damage and 12 suffered minor damage. Some barns, storage sheds, silos and garages suffered damage of varying degrees as well. The tornado reached the higher end of EF2 as it entered into Kosciusko County. A Bourbon Fire Department grass truck crashed into a ditch during the storm, with the driver being taken to the hospital for unknown injuries. It is not known as to why the crash occurred. 3 other non-specific minor injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at around $600,000. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Argos | $500,000 | The initial touchdown of the tornado was located a large grove of trees along Maple Rd. west of Argos and proceeded rapidly southeast to the southeast side of Argos. The tornado skipped along its track, snapping and uprooting numerous trees, downing power poles and lines and damaging some structures. Two businesses on the south side of Argos, near the intersection of US 31 and State Rd 10 suffered moderate damage. The roof of the Topp Industries plant suffered damage. A McDonalds/BP Station suffered metal siding and roofing damage along with the removal of a few gas pumps. A stationary police cruiser was spun by a combination of the strong winds and a sign post striking the car. Neither the officer, nor anyone else in the path of the tornado was injured. The tornado lifted southeast of this point. Exact damage figures were not available, but are estimated to be at least $500,000. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Ayr | $300,000 | The Yellow River came out of its banks, cresting around 14.2 feet. This resulted in streets and some properties in the flood plains of the river to become inundated with water. Some evacuations were necessary as water levels rose quickly. Water entered the Boys and Girls Club in Plymouth, resulting in shutting off both electricity and gas to the building and forcing its closure for a few days. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culver | $250,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in and around Culver. Several of the trees and limbs fell onto houses or a few businesses. Damage in the area is estimated at $250,000. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Tippecanoe | $150,000 | Several county and some city roads experienced high water on them for a few days as low areas, ditches and creeks exceeded capacity from one to three inches of rain. Some residences were affected in and around Plymouth as a result of flood waters from the rising Yellow River. The town of Tippecanoe also had some flooding issues with the Tippecanoe River going over its banks. Schools were closed on parts of the area during the even. No exact damage were available, but is estimated at $150,000 for road repairs and structure damage. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $150,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $100,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were blown down in Plymouth. Several pine trees fell onto a residence. A few fires resulted form trees falling onto power lines as well. |
| January 2008 | Lightning | Plymouth | $90,000 | Lightning struck a three car garage attached to a house in the 11000 block of south Michigan Road. When firefighters arrived, the garage was engulfed in flames. Severe damage occurred to the garage and 3 vehicles in it, as well as smoke and water damage to portions of the house. Damage was estimated $90,000. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $80,000 | A local newspaper reported significant damage to a residence in the 1000 block of W Lake Ave in Plymouth. 3 sheds around the residence were also damaged. Damage is estimated at $80,000. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $80,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down in Culver, just north of Bremen and Bourbon. Several houses sustained damage as a result of large trees falling onto parts of each house. Some of the houses were occupied at the time, but no injuries were reported. Part of a roof from a factory in Bourbon was blown off. A motorists had to be rescued after the vehicle he was in became entangled in power lines from downed poles. In Argos, a large tree limb fell onto a swing where a family had just moved from to take shelter as the storm approached. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bourbon | $75,000 | Eleven power poles were snapped between Elm and Fir Rd on 11th Rd. 700 customers were impacted. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argos | $50,000 | A 150 year old barn was destroyed, as well as a 200 foot section of roof of adjacent work shop being ripped off. Trees were also reported down around Argos. Damage is estimated around $50,000. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culver | $50,000 | A storage shed was destroyed and several large trees were downed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bourbon | $40,000 | Tree down on a house, and trees down on Bourbon St south of the Railroad Tracks. Power is out in Bourbon. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lapaz | $40,000 | Trees down across much of Marshall County, with a large portion across the northern end of the county along US 6. A couple of trees in La Paz fell and hit power lines that caused residential fires, but they were quickly extinquished. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $40,000 | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in and around Plymouth, continuing east towards the county line. Roof and siding damage was also reported in Plymouth. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burr Oak | $30,000 | Emergency manager reports power lines downed and snapped on State Road 8 between Upas and Union roads. Time estimated from radar. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Culver | $30,000 | Two power poles down near the intersection of SR 10 and SR 17. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $30,000 | A tree is down on a house at Ewin and Balis Street. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $25,000 | Large tree of 18 to 24 inches in diameter was down onto a car. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $25,000 | Trained spotters reported numerous trees down in Bremen. In addition, a local newspaper reported that the Bremen Ford dealership had several showroom windows blown out with some water damage. A nearby Chevrolet dealership found a hold in the rear window on a delivery van, but no evidence of what caused the damage. Damage is estimated in the area at $25,000. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $25,000 | Law enforcement officials reported several trees and tree limbs down across the county. A tree fell down onto a car, totaling the vehicle, as well as causing damage to the front of a house adjacent to the parked car. Damage is estimated at $10,000 for the car, $5,000 for the front of the house, and $10,000 for power lines down and other minor structure damage in the area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $25,000 | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND ACROSS THE COUNTY. SEVERAL ROADS WERE BLOCKED DUE TO FALLEN TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $25,000 | SEVERAL POWER LINES AND POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH MANY LARGE TREES AND LIMBS ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| March 1976 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1969 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1959 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Tippecanoe | $20,000 | A survey of damage confirmed a brief tornado, embedded with a larger area of damaging winds. The tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of 19th Rd and Birch Rd, then moved northeast. Damage was confined to several trees being snapped or uprooted in the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $20,000 | Emergency Manager reports four trees down with powerlines down on Nutmeg, south of Menominee Elementary School. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lapaz | $20,000 | Powerlines are down on US 6 in La Paz. All lanes closed. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donaldson | $20,000 | Two large trees are down across the road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Lakes | $15,000 | A center pivot irrigation system was bent. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Plymouth | $15,000 | Several roads were closed in the southern part of the county by flowing water around 1 foot deep. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $10,000 | Numerous reports of tree damage around the county. Tree was reported down on a home at Pretty View Condos. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bourbon | $10,000 | Major tree damage and some structural damage on S Beech Road between SR 10 and 14B Road. Siding is in the trees and on the road. There is a narrow path of downed trees through a patch of forest. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donaldson | $10,000 | Emergency manager reports trees down in Donaldson, Argos, and Mentone. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tippecanoe | $10,000 | Downed powerlines between Tippecanoe and Mentone. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bremen | $10,000 | Trees down on power lines. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bourbon | $10,000 | Several trees down at this location. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $10,000 | Trees were reported down northwest of Plymouth. The Lapaz Town Marshall was driving on North Michigan Street in Plymouth when high winds blew a large tree down onto his patrol car. The officer saw the tree falling but was unable to react fast enough to avoid it. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | $10,000 | Several large trees were blown down. One of these large trees fell onto a car. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $10,000 | Several trees, power lines and power poles down across the county. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argos | $10,000 | Large shed destroyed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in town. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Inwood | $10,000 | Several trees wee blown down in and northwest of Inwood. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Ayr | $5,000 | Road closed with a vehicle accident due to high water. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twin Lakes | $5,000 | Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down across the roadway west of Plymouth in Marshall County, Indiana. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Plymouth | $5,000 | Twitter photos show baseball size hail in Plymouth. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 3 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 3 |
| Limestone, General | 2 |
| Stone | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Allen Weaver Marl Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Eddy Lake Marl Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Aggregate Service | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burr Oak Sand & Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hooker Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
History of Indiana : Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together with a Personal and Family Histry of Many of Its Citizens devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 8 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Township | Bourbon | 10,679 words | 28 | |
| Center Township | Inwood, Plymouth | 55,664 words | 30 | |
| German Township | Bremen, Lake of the Woods | 366 words | 1 | |
| North Township | Harris, La Paz, La Paz Junction, Linkville | 12,504 words | 27 | |
| Polk Township | Teegarden, Tyner | 4,939 words | 0 | |
| Tippecanoe Township | Old Tip Town, Summit Chapel, Tippecanoe | 4,079 words | 3 | |
| Union Township | Burr Oak, Culver, Maxinkuckee, Rutland | 6,589 words | 0 | |
| West Township | Donaldson, Twin Lakes | 5,967 words | 0 |
3 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 33 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 1 of those read) | 4,013 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 2 of those read) | 2,680 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 3 of those read) | 3,330 words |
| Chapter 4 | 4,156 words |
| Chapter 5: Preliminary Organization of the County - First Meeting of | 3,425 words |
| Chapter 6 | 4,646 words |
| Chapter 7 | 4,001 words |
| Chapter 8 | 2,111 words |
| Chapter 9 | 6,799 words |
| Chapter 10 | 4,917 words |
| Chapter 11 | 2,187 words |
| Chapter 12: Marshale County | 3,249 words |
| Chapter 13 | 2,848 words |
| Chapter 14 | 5,022 words |
| Chapter 15 | 5,551 words |
| Chapter 16 (1 of 2 so headed) | 2,273 words |
| Chapter 16 (2 of 2 so headed) | 2,389 words |
| Chapter 17 | 2,025 words |
| Chapter 19 | 2,660 words |
| Chapter 20 | 8,148 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 21 of those read) | 1,986 words |
| Chapter 22 | 1,997 words |
| Chapter 23 | 9,826 words |
| Green Township | 1,185 words |
| Chapter 29: German Township | 3,538 words |
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Alexander C. Thompson | 25,878 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 2: By Alexander C. Thompson. | | 12,500 words |
| Chapter 3: By A. C. Thompson | 19,417 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 4: By Samuel W. Gould, M. D | 29,391 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 5: By A. C. Matchette, >r. D | 17,953 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 6: By Christian Seiler, Jr | 62,552 words in 4 parts |
| Chapter 7 | 3,514 words |
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| The whole text | 187,446 words in 12 parts |
Everyone History of Indiana : Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together with a Personal and Family Histry of Many of Its Citizens stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1890.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
German township · 46506 · On Middle Fork Yellow River · Bremen quadrangle
13 sheets, 1953 to 1984
Tippecanoe township · 46570 · On Outlet Creek · Mentone quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1984
Polk township · 46563 · On South Branch Pine Creek · Walkerton quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1984
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