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 [4] Luellen's tenure as postmaster appears to have been superseded by his son, David M. Luellen, who is listed as a postmaster of Rogersville in the book History of Henry County, Indiana.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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