Rogersville, Indiana

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Rogersville, Indiana
Unincorporated place
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Rogersville
Coordinates: 40°02′08″N85°19′46″W / 40.03556°N 85.32944°W / 40.03556; -85.32944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Henry
Township Stoney Creek
Elevation
[1]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7
ZIP code
47386
FIPS code [2]
GNIS feature ID442256 [1]

Rogersville has a population of 7.[ citation needed ] Its elevation is 1,024 feet. [1] Rogersville was established in January 1837 by James O. Rogers and John R. Colburn. [3] The village is located a few miles from Blountsville, Indiana.

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History

In 1851, it was documented that Rogersville had a post office with a postmaster named Jabesh Luellen. [4] Luellen's tenure as postmaster appears to have been superseded by his son, David M. Luellen, who is listed as a postmaster of Rogersville in the book History of Henry County, Indiana. [5] Luellen Jr. was also a merchant in the village. [5]

In 1871, it was documented that Rogersville had a harness shop, a blacksmith shop, a shoe store, a grocery store and a dry goods store. [3] In 1871, Rogersville also had a physician by the name of Dr. Kerr. [3]

It has been stated that residents of the town were conductors on the Underground Railroad. [6] Information at rootsweb.ancestry.com for the village states:

Three of the town's residents, Jonathan Macy, his son-in-law, Jabish Luellen and Dr. William M. Kerr, were all conductors on the "Underground Railroad".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogersville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Pleas, Elwood (1871). Henry County, past and present. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 77. ISBN   1432809652.
  4. ↑ United States. Post Office Dept (1851). Table of the Post Offices in the United States, Arranged by States and Counties. United States. Post Office Dept. p. 236.
  5. 1 2 History of Henry County, Indiana. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1966. p. 849.
  6. ↑ Rogersville, Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. Rootsweb.ancestry.com.

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