Hamilton Township

Towns: Anthony - Royerton - Shideler

Location:
Coordinates: 40°16′11″N 85°23′20″W [S4]

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Maps:
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1874: [S9, page 9] - Shideler - Royerton - Railroad -
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Population:
1870: 1129
1880: 1217 [S5, page 3]

The township is named after Stephen Hamilton, Sr. and Anna Hamilton Family. [S7] -

Hamilton Township Delinquent Taxpayers, 1847 [Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, p 15, 16]
Stephen Cox (Heirs), James Graham, Aaron Richardson, Sarah Doughty, William Houstin, Alvin Sleeth, John Ewell, Nathan Jackson

Towns, Schools Information [S12, page 89]

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Map: Asher, Adams & Higgins. New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of Indiana, multiple counties including Delaware, Blackford, Madison, and Hamilton and others. Indianapolis: Higgins & Ryan, 1870, pages 19, 20. David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33585~1171285:New-topographical-atlas-and-gazette?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No# Accessed 28 Feb 2012. Acc002079/Ph9387.jpg

Map Detail: Hamilton Township, Delaware County

An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffin, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprinted., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971

Map: Delaware County, Indiana, 1876. (Published by Baskin, Forster & Co. Lakeside Building Chicago, 1876. Engraved & Printed by Chas. Shober & Co. Props. Of Chicago Lithographing Co.) David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~23110~790090:Map-of-Delaware-County---Published-# Accessed, 27 Feb 2012. Acc002078/Ph9386-001 to 041.jpg

Detail: Hamilton Township

From 1876 - Delaware County Map

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"Historic Hamilton House Saved from Demolition" by Dolores Black Rench. Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, Vol. 4, No. 4, Dec 1995, page 77-79

Book: Road Names of Delaware County, Indiana. Muncie, Indiana: Delaware County Historical Society, 2005. Bk3641, page 10

Book: Map of Delaware County Indiana: Indexed and Printed in Atlas Form from 1874 Wall Map. Original: Philadelphia: A.L. Klingman, 1874. Reprint: Muncie, Indiana: D & N Research, 1989. Bk3642

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"Delaware County's Delinquent Taxpayers of 1842" - Delaware County, Genealogist and Historian, March 1995, page 13 - Doc2904.pdf

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"Delaware County Delinquent Taxpayers of 1847" Transcribed by Joyce Colleen Libes. Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, pages 15, 16 - Doc2908.pdf

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Ellis, John S. Our County: [Delaware County, Indiana] Its History and Early Settlement by Townships. (1890). Evansville, Indiana: Whipporwill Publications, Reproduction, 1987. Bk2082. Read Online -

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Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2019. Bk4212

http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/

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