Farmland Downtown Historic District

There is a bridge across White River east of Winchester, and one on each of the pikes leading thence to Union City, one across White River northwest of Winchester, one still west of that, one south of Farmland, and one near Parker. There is a large bridge across Stony Creek east of Windsor on the Winchester Pike. There are, of course, bridges innumerable across the several creeks that course through the county in various directions.

Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.

John Rody, S. E S. E. 17, 20, 12, 40, April 10. 183:5; Jeremiah B. Reed, N. E. S. E. 34, 21, 12. 40, October 21, 1833; Philip Baughn, W. S. E. 20, 21, 12, 80, June 10, 1834; Morgan Mills, S. E. S. E. 8, 20, 12, 40, October 2, 1834; Bernard Kerr,W. N. AV. 35, 21. 12, 80, August 5, 1834: Joseph Smith, N. W. S. W. 2, 20, 12, 40, Junuai-y 22, 1835; Henry Rash. N. E. S. E. 17, 20, 12, 40, March 23, 1835; Abraham Gai-st, S. E. 14, 20, 12,80, June 17, 1835. Monroe wtis mostly taken between 1835 and 1838 inclusive, chietiy during the years 1836 and 1837. Two entries, fort\' acres each (as above), were made in the 1833, three in 1834 and three in 1835 to June 17. Eight entries, embracing 440 acres - five forties and three eighties - comprise all the entries up ti.i June 17. 1835, throughout the entire extent of Monroe Townshiji. It may be intere.'-.ting to know where these eight pioneer entries were: John Rody. one mile south of Morristown. forty acres; Jeremiah B. Reed, on West Branch of Elkhorn. five miles northwe.st of Farmland, forty acres; Philip Baughn, on same branch of Elkhorn. one and a half miles below Reed's, eighty acres; Morgan Jlills, onehalf mile north of Morristown, forty acres: Bernard Kerr, on Elkhorn, right below Reed's, eighty acres; Joseph Smith, at the IMothodist Episcopal Church, on AVest Branch of Elkhorn, above Reed's, forty acres: Henry Rash, just south of Morristown, forty acres; Abraham Garst, one mile southwast of Farmland, and one and a half miles northea.st of the month of Cabin Creek, eighty acre.s. Three of them were near Morristown - one north and two south of it. Four were above the West Branch of Elkhorn to its junction with the East Branch. One was southwest of Farmland. About that time it would seem that several had come in. perhaps selecting their claims and settling previous to making entries of their land. From one who came in in 1835, we obtain the following statement of settlers living in the region in 1835: Jeremiah B. Reed, near Rehoboth Meoting-House; James Howry, north of Rehoboth; Mr. Carr, north of Rehoboth, on the Isaac Thornburg place; Samuel Smith, on the Adams farm, north of Rehoboth; Philip Booker, across from Abram Hammer's; Isaac Gairinger, on the State roiid, north and south; Jonathan Flood, in 183(5, near Hopewell Church, a Prott>stant Methodist minister; John F. Wood, William Wood, in northwest corner of township: Moses Marks, north of Parker; John Baughn, in the edge of Delaware County, who was married twice, and has had twenty-six children - sevont<'en by his first wife and nine by the second - and is still living, seventy-three years old; John B. Mills, north of Shiloh, date not known; Andrew (^ortner, west of Shiloh, date not given. Other settlers on Elkhorn, northwest of li'annland were: Messrs. Hammer, Booker, Adams, Qarringer, MoCarney, Peter Hester, etc., etc. Eli Hiatt came in and settled one-half mile south of Farmland in 1830. Isaac Garringer "planted his stakes" on Elkhorn, three miles northwest of Farmland, about the same time. Peter Hester came on Bush Creek in 1S30, perhaps the first on Bush Creek. Mr. Bowera bought out Mr. Hester soon after. On Elkhorn, in 1836 (or thereabout), were Jonathan Reeples, Jeremiah Reed, Abraham Hammer, Joseph Smith (where Harrison Morris now lives), Mr. Carr (where Isaac Thornbiug now resides). Philip Booker came on Bush Creek about the same time that Peter Hester did. Henry Adams settled near Abraham Hmnmer's in 1835. Alfred McCarney, one and a half miles north of Hammer's, 1835; Jacob Wright, one-half mile south, 1835; Jacob Windermaker, onehalf mile north of Rehoboth. John Craig came in 1845; resides now at Reholxjth. Joseph Howrey, east of Rehoboth; Joseph Smith, an old man, south of Rehoboth; James Wood, Mr. Sawyer and William Wood, northwest part of the township; Peter Hester, William Vineyard, William Paxson, Henry Saley, Mr. Ovorhulser, William Gray and Eli Jamagin (the last throe in Green Township). In fact, Green Township was settled before Monroe, (»40 acres being settled in 1832. in six entries; thirteen entries made in 1833, comprising 5120 acres; seven entries made in 1834, including 6lK) acres; and eight euti'ies in 1835, covering some 400 acres - or thirty-four entries in all, with about 2,- 500 acres; or, in both townships, forty-two entries, with 3,000 acres. And of the whole number, only five contained 1(50 acres, and they were all in Green Township; twenty-two were forty acres each, and fifteen were eighty acres each.

Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.

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Read the whole chapter on Monroe Township - 73,141 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.