Jacksonburg, Indiana

This township is bonndeJ on the north by Jeiferson and Clay Townships, on the east by Clay and Centre, south by Centre and Jackson, and West by Jackson and Jefferson. It is of irregular form, like half the townships in this county, dividing on section and quarter section lines, being five miles east and west in its widest part, and four and one-half miles north and south in its extreinest length. It has on the assessment roll 10,650.27 acres of land. The land is of a fair quality and the township has a solid foundation, financially speaking. Its farmers are in good circnmstances, intelligent and prudent. The eastern part of the township is watered by Green's Fork and its branches, and on the west by Martindale's Creek. It is an agricultural and stock township, having but one postoffice and small village called Jacksonburg. The assessed value of its real estate in 1882 was $398,115; assessed value of personal property, $136,295; total value, $531,4:10. The population of the township steadily decreased for thirty years, and in the last decade only gained eiglit. The population in 1850 was 766; in 1860, 6U', in 1870, 580; in 1880, 588. The town or village of Jacksonburg had a population of 109 in 1870, and in 1880, 112. This gave the township a gain of five and the village a gain of three in ten years, which may be considered rather slow work.

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, published 1884.

The village of Jacksonburg was platted by Robert Leavell, on the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 8, in the year 1814. In the following spring a survey was made by Henry Bryan, which is of record and was dated March 23, 1815. It is, with the exception of Centreville, the oldest town, or village, in the county. When Jackson Township was formed, Feb. 10, 1817, the voting precinct was at Jacksonburg until 1836. In 1843, when Harrison was formed, it again became the voting precinct of the township, which it still retains. The first election, however, in Harrison Township after it was organized was held at the house of John Williams. In early days it was a central point for military parades, and of all the amusement of the day. Horse-racing, shooting at a mark, jumping, wrestling and sometimes fighting were characteristic of the place. It attained its greatest population in the decade between 1830 and 1840, but the advent of Cambridge City put a stop to its growth. It had a population at one time of probabl}' 250 if not 300, but in 1850 had dropped to less than 200, and in

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, published 1884.

The first physician in Jacksonburg was Loring A. Waldo, in 1817, who about fifteen years afterward moved to Delaware County. The next was L. P. Puinphrey, who after a few years removed to Henry County. Among his successors were Dr. Leggett, Dr. Taylor; in 1849 Dr. Samuel S. Boyd, later of Dublin, and John R. Mauk.

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, published 1884.

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