Gibson County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Patoka 1868 ************************************************ 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 July 26, 2005, 7:21 pm Book Title: H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory For Indiana PATOKA. A town of about 800 inhabitants in Gibson county, on the Evansville & Crawfordsville railroad, thirty-one miles from Evansville and seventy-eight from Terre Haute. It has three churches and a good school, for the accommodation of which a fine building has just been erected, at a cost of $6,000. Beside the usual number of stores and shops it has two distilleries and rectifying establishments, three saw mills, a planing mill, a flouring mill, two large cooper shops, and other manufacturing establishments. The surrounding country produces large quantities of grain, pork and lumber, which is shipped from this place. Bakery and Confectionery, Ackley John, Main Barber. Nixon Frank Blacksmiths. Hudapeth W W Riggin J C Riley James Boots and Shoes. BINGHAM G B & S J. See card Burns James, Main HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Martin William, near depot Brick Yards. French L S Orr James Carpenters. Berry William S Gasaway Logan Utter William Cattle Dealer. Scott David J China, Glass and Queensware. BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Clothing. BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Coopers. FARR LOUIS LITTLE JAMES, s bank Patoka river Distilleries, Ayers Henry, s bank Patoka river GREY EAGLE, G B & S J Bingham, props, n bank Patoka river. See card Dressmaking. Fisher Mrs Amanda & Martin Miss Laura, Main Johnson Mrs Cordelia, Main Drugs and Medicines BINGHAM G B & S J. See card CHURCH J C, Main HUDELSON & SON, Main Dry Goods, BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Express Company American, LaRoy 'Church, agt, dep Flouring Mill, BLUFF CITY FLOUR MILLS, G B & S J Bingham, props, n bank Patoka river. See card Furniture. LAMB J T, Main General Stores, BINGHAM G B & S J, See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Grain Dealers. Ayres Henry BINGHAM G B & S J, See card Groceries and Provisions, BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Witherspoon Moses C, near dep Hardware, BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Harness and Saddles, BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main West Jacob, Main Hats and Caps, BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T, Main Hotel, GAYOSO HOTEL,Greenup T Berlin, prop, Main Insurance Agents. HUDELSON W F, Main, agt AEtna LAMB J T, agt Evansville DOWNEY W A, agt Connecut Mutual Life, Knickerbocker, N Y, and New Jersey Mutual Benefit, Newark, N J Justice of the Peace. Fisher J C Lath Factory. WOODS & LEWIS. See card Lumber Dealers. COLEMAN R I. See card LITTLE JAMES WOODS & LEWIS. See card Millinery, Fisher Amanda Mrs & Martin Laura Miss, Main Johnson Cordelia Mrs, Main LAMB J T, Main Notary Public, CHURCH LA ROY, dep Painter. Fisher J D Physicians. CHURCH J C, Main DOWNEY W A, Main HOWARD & DOWNEY, Main HOWARD JOHN F, Main Phillips D D G Planing Mill COLEMAN & CO. See card. Pork BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & DANIELS Postmaster. LAMB J T, Main Railroad Agents. CHURCH LA ROY, dep Saloon. Witherspoon Moses C; near dep Saw Mills. COLEMAN R I. See card LITTLE JAMES, s bank Patoka river WOODS & LEWIS See card Shingle Factory. LITTLE JAMES, s bank Patoka river Stoves and tinware. LAMB J T, Main Wagonmaker. Fisher Jesse Kennelly A J Wooden and Willow Ware. BINGHAM G B & S J. See card HUDELSON & SON, Main JERAULD & CASEY, Main LAMB J T File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/gibson/directories/business/1868/patoka260gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb