Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

From the record

“Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1892, and is a one-story, gable fronted frame building on a brick foundation.”
Wikipedia article Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 2001 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 213 W. North St., Crawfordsville, 47933
When was it listed? September 2001
Category. building
Township. Union township
National Register reference number. 01000990 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Mines and quarries near this property

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Crawfordsville Plant	Perlite	Past Producer
Montgomery Co. Hwy. Dept.	Stone	Producer
Logan Clay Shale Pit	Clay	Producer
U.S. Aggregates-Crawfordsvil	Clay	Producer
Blackford Ray Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Kitts Gravel, Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
L.E. Smith Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Morgan & Chesterson Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Northcutt Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Northcutt Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crawfordsville, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 56 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 4 deaths and 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1995	Tornado (F2)	Crawfordsville	3 killed, 5 hurt, $3,500,000	The tornado touched down near Ladoga Road and County Road 400S damaging a home. The tornado continued east near Linnsburg and New Ross destroying eight homes and damaging eight others. Two businesses were destroyed and an elementary school received major damage. The fatalities occurred in prefabricated homes of rural Montgomery County, just west and south of Linnsburg. The tornado exited the county near Interstate 74 and County Road 400S at 0008 EST. (M42P, F36P, M94P)
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	1 killed, $15,000	Tree fell on car killing occupant. Occurred on US 136.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	1 hurt	A 32-year-old male was struck in the head by a falling tree limb as a result of thunderstorm winds. He was attempting to get to his vehicle from Weliever Field in Milligan Park.
May 2000	Hail	Crawfordsville	$5,000,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$500,000	A Subway Sandwich Shop roof was blown off by thunderstorm winds. The blowing debris also caused minor damage at an adjacent store.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$100,000	no account filed
August 2016	Tornado (EF2)	Crawfordsville	$75,000	This EF-2 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 120 mph, largely tracked over open country. Major damage to homes and barns occurred near Linnsburg. Numerous trees damaged. Emergency responders reported 30 homes with damage as a result of this tornado.
February 2014	Tornado (EF0)	Crawfordsville	$75,000	A National Weather Service Indianapolis survey team identified weak tornado damage in the Crawfordsville area which occurred during the severe weather on February 20. The survey team rated this tornado an EF0 with winds estimated around 80 mph. The tornado began around 740 PM near County Road 150 South and County Road 200 East on the southeast side of Crawfordsville, and continued a path northeast to near Darlington, lifting around 748 PM. During that time the tornado damaged numerous outbuildings, removed shingles from homes, damaged a part of the Pilot truck stop canopy, and sheared off numerous tree tops.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$50,000	A building on the Wabash College campus lost a portion of its roof, and widely scattered tree damage occurred throughout Crawfordsville.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$43,000	A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 80 mph, downed trees in Crawfordsville. Also, the Trinity Mission facility garage and shed was destroyed, along with a flag pole and some damage to the main building.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Montgomery County.
April 1998	Tornado (F1)	Crawfordsville	$30,000	Tornado touched down at CR 700S 1.8 miles west of SR47. Garage and Pole barn destroyed; barn roof damaged; trees downed
May 2003	Lightning	Crawfordsville	$30,000	no account filed
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$15,000	Multiple reports of thunderstorm winds downing trees and or power poles in Crawfordsville along with minor roof damage on a house on Ladoga Road.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged a garage.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$10,000	Tree fell on garage.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$10,000	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$8,000	A portion of a roof was blown onto the roadway at US 231 and US 136.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$7,000	Several reports of trees of up to 12 inches in diameter were downed across Crawfordsville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$6,000	A county official reported a few trees and tree limbs downed countywide due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$5,000	Tree limbs were snapped and several large signs were blown over, including a gas station price sign, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was out for approximately 10 minutes.
April 2013	Flood	Crawfordsville	$5,000	Flooding was reported on Lafayette Avenue near Sugar Creek due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. The Lafayette Avenue bridge was closed to vehicular traffic. Nearby softball diamonds were under water and the Creekside Restaurant was inaccessible.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$5,000	Trees were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$5,000	A few medium-sized trees were reported down on city streets.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$5,000	no account filed
October 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$5,000	no account filed
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$3,000	Trees or tree limbs were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This event was reported via Twitter.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees of unknown size.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$2,000	Restaurant signs were knocked down and damaged due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$1,000	Tree limbs equal to or greater than 2 inches were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2014	Flood	Crawfordsville	$1,000	The Montgomery dispatch reported some localized street flooding in Crawfordsville due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Flooding mainly occurred at intersections.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$1,000	A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed with a tree down on Highway 136, east of Crawfordsville.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$500	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
October 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	$500	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	Some minor street flooding was also observed.
June 2011	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	Dime to penny sized hail was reported in Crawfordsville.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph occurred in this location.
March 2011	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	One and a quarter inch hail was reported in this location, as well as a wall cloud.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	One-inch hail was also reported and is documented separately within this publication.
May 2009	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	Estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 70 MPH were reported as well in addition to the hail. This wind event is also documented separately within this publication.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down near US 36 and 400 W. Numerous 10- to 15-inch tree limbs were down around the area.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	A large tree and limbs fell due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
February 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	A tree was downed.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Trees were downed.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Several trees were downed.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Trees were blown down.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	Large limbs were downed.
March 2024	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
March 2017	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
March 2017	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
January 2005	Flash Flood	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
July 2005	Hail	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed
September 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Crawfordsville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence	0.1 miles	1975
George and Sarah Durham House	0.2 miles	2022
Otto Schlemmer Building	0.3 miles	1978
Crawfordsville Commercial Historic District	0.3 miles	1992
McClelland-Layne House	0.3 miles	1985
Culver Union Hospital	0.4 miles	2001

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 01000990 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Montgomery County	All 22 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.