Boone County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Historical Sketch Of Jackson Township 1874 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com August 29, 2007, 5:55 pm JACKSON TOWNSHIP. JACKSON TOWNSHIP contains about 48 square miles, and is located in the southwest corner of the county. The greatest part of the township is level. The soil is generally very rich, and produces Indian corn, rye, oats and wheat in great abundance. It is also the very best of grass land, and only requires time and perseverance on the part of its inhabitants to make it a land flowing with every needful thing. There are already many fine farms in it, managed by truly intelligent farmers. There are, however, many spots of land in the township that need ditching to bring it to a perfect state of cultivation. Especially is this the case with the northern portion of the township. The timber of Jackson township is of good quality and very plentiful. Originally the forests of oaks, elms, poplars, ash, sugar maples, beeches and other kinds of timber were very dense. The best of the oaks, walnuts and other sorts are now being very rapidly hewn down for the market. Large numbers of staves and saw-logs are shipped out of the township. Improvements in the way of buildings and farm culture are up with other parts of the country, considering the newness of the settlements. The southern and middle parts have very many well regulated farms and handsome residences; but the northern portion of the township is quite new, and but little has been accomplished, further than to clear away small patches and erect log houses, many of them reminding us of our boyhood days, 25 years ago, when we used to romp around the doors of the little log cabin among the hills of Chaplin River in Old Kentucky. Those were our happy days, and we conclude that in the northern part of Jackson township, in Boone county, the people are contented with their lot. And well they may be, for their prospects for the future are of the liveliest sort; their lands are of the very richest, and in time to come wrill be the garden spot of the township. The township is watered by a few small streams, of no importance except for stock water. The roads, bridges and other public property are very good. The people are generous, hospitable and intelligent. The I., B. and W. Railroad passes through the southwest corner of the township, giving to it an outlet for its produce. SECRET ORGANIZATIONS. Jamestown Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 200; membership, 40. Ashley Grange, No. 793, two miles north-east of Jamestown; organized Nov. 23, 1873; membership, 60; J. F. Dall, Master; value of property, $500. Bushtown Grange, No. 847, seven miles north-west of Jamestown; organized December 18, 1873; membership, 35; Jno. P. Wright, Master; H. N. Coons, Secretary; value of property, $40. Orear Grange, No. 1160; three miles west of Jamestown; organized Jan. 24, 1874; membership, 32; Isaac Smith, Master; value of property, $50. Dale Grange, No. 476, three and a half miles east of Jamestown; organized October 18, 1873; membership, 36; Wesley Dale, Master; R. J. Pearce, Secretary; value of property, $40. Farmers' Home Grange, No. 553, six miles north-east of Jamestown; organized October 31, 1873; membership, 70; value of property, $75. Fidelity Lodge, I. O. G. T., No. 388, four miles north of Jamestown; membership, 76. Mount Corbin Lodge, I. O. G. T., No. S02; five miles north of Jamestown; organized in 1874; membership, 23; T. Nelson, Secretary. Friendship Lodge, I. O. G. T., No. 823; organized in May, 1874; membership, 26. Magnolia Lodge, No. 378, I. O. G. T.; membership, 50. THEOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS. Larkins Chapel, M. E. Church; 5 miles northeast Jamestown; membership, 55; value of property, $1000; Rev. James Johnson, pastor; M. Hurt, clerk; George Hurt, Sabbath school superintendent; average attendance, 35. Christian Union Church; 5 miles northeast Jamestown; membership, 165; value of property, $1000; Rev. Anderson Pavey. pastor; William N. Combs, clerk; William Reece, Sabbath school superintendent; average attendance, 60. Ebenezer M. E. Church; 4 1/2 miles north of Jamestown; membership, 65; Rev. W. P. McKinsey, pastor; value of property, $1000. Shiloh Church (Christian); membership, 108; Rev. Henry Kincade, pastor; value of property, $1500; Sabbath school superintendent, Henry Kincade; number of scholars, 50. LITERARY. Jefferson School House, No. 9, six miles north Jamestown; number of scholars, 350; John Kincade, Director. Mount Corbin School House, No. 14, five miles north of Jamestown; number of scholars, 60; A. J. Cross, Director. Ashley School House, No. 2, two miles northeast Jamestown. Dale School House, No. 3, three and a half miles east Jamestown. Davis School House, No. 13, five miles northeast Jamestown; Henry Davis, Director. Heady School House, No. 6, northeast of Jamestown; number of scholars, 60; Stephen Reece, Director. Jackson School House, No. 12, six miles northeast Jamestown; Robert Swindler, Director. Hurt School House, No. 5; number of scholars, 36; J. Heath, Director. Been School House, No. 1; value of property, $400. William Lafferty, Township Trustee. Additional Comments: Extracted from: THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE A BUSINESS, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS Directory of Boone Co., Ind. TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND STATISTICS CONNECTED WITH OUR MORAL, POLITICAL AND SCIENTIFIC HISTORY; ALSO, A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOONE COUNTY, AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP. BY CLINE & McHAFFIE. INDIANAPOLIS: INDIANAPOLIS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE. 1874. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/boone/directories/business/1874/historic532gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb