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New Burlington
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Township:   Perry
Location
Coordinates

CR 500S, Burlington Pike

"New Burlington is situated in Township 19 North, Range 11 East and is approximately situated in Sections 8 and 5."    [S15] -

Other Names
New Berlinton
Date Platted: 1837
Platted in 1837 on the Burlington Pike and probably named for it [S7, p 114]

Platted in the 1830's by George Ribble [S1, p 101] - [S11, p 281]

Plat Map
- Delaware County Deed Book 2-C, page 274.  Proprietor George Ribble, 22 Aug 1837 -   [S15] -
- Streets:  First through Fourth Streets, Main St., Spring St., High St.  [S15] -
-  Plat Map, 1837:  Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, page 25 - Doc2910.Doc

Town Plat Map - 1874 - [S16 p 15] -
- North-South Streets: First, Second, Third, Fourth
- East-West Streets: Spring, Main, High

Maps:
1837:  Plat Map:  Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, page 25 - Doc2910.Doc
1870:  "New Burlington"  [S13] -
1874:  Town Plat Map, Business Directory - [S16 p 15] -
1876:  "New Burlington"  [S12] -
Post Office Data

Post Office Established: 9 Mar 1838
Post Office Closed: 14 Oct 1901
Post Office Names: New Burlington
PO location (1887): Main St between Third and Fourth Sts in lot #4. East side of Main St, NE corner of lot 4 [S9] No PO shown [S8]
- First PO of Perry TWP [S1, p 101]
Postmasters:

Almeron Spencer -- 9 Mar 1838
William Heaton -- 22 Mar 1839
Jacob H. Powers -- 24 Jul 1841
James H. Rosebrough -- 26 Jun 1845
Adam Davison -- 11 Apr 1846
Jacob H. Powers -- 15 Oct 1847 (2nd Appt)
Benjamin Pugh -- 18 Jul 1849
John Higer -- 5 Nov 1851
W. H. Dougherty -- 7 Jan 1853
John S. Hutchings -- 30 May 1853
David Hoover -- 5 Dec 1857
Samuel V. Jump -- 20 Apr 1869 (Local Doctor) (Biography [S11, p 281]) [S10, 9 Nov 1992]
George W. Shroyer -- 4 Sep 1878
William J. Constant -- 13 May 1897
Peter R. Clevenger -- 11 Jul 1899
PO closed, mail to Selma -- 14 Oct 1901
Postmaster Data

 

 
The home of Dr. Samuel V. Jump located just outside of New Burlington  [S14] - [S15] -
Photo of Harold Odle's Garage in New Burlington - [Album of Yesteryear, The Muncie Star, 21 July 1991, page 9C] - Doc2722.pdf
New Burlington Article - [Our Neighborhood, by Bill Spurgeon - The Muncie Star, 9 Nov 1992] - Doc2723.pdf
New Burlington Sesquicentennial -
Article:  "A Nice Country Town:  Longtime Residents of New Burlington Recall a Bygone Era as Town Marks 150th Birthday" by Hope Barnes, The Muncie Star, 27 Sept 1987, page 14B]
Photos:
   -  New Burlington United Methodist Church
   -  Whitney Masonic Lodge
   -  New Burlington Cemetery - Ralph Gibson
   -  Samuel E. Jump Residence
New Burlington Delinquent Taxpayers, 1847 [Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, page 15, 16] - Doc2724.pdf
"The road between Muncie and Richmond, one of the earliest and most traveled highways of the county, passed through Perry township, along the line of the New Burlington pike.  Houses of entertainment, taverns or inns as they were called, were numerous along this route, and occasionally a village grew up around such a house...Where the road crosses section 8 of Perry township, George Ribble had plated a village in the thirties, and at that point was located the first post office of the township, John Newcomb offered the first stock of goods...These sum up the chief interest of New Burlington during its early history.  With the building of the railroad through Perry township, New Burlington lost most of its prestige. "  [S1, p 101]
 
 
 
Sources:   [S2, p 991] - [S3, p 108] - [S4] - [S5, p 16, 22] - [S6, p 228] -  [S8] - [S9] - [S10, 9 Nov 1992]

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S1 Kemper, G.W.H., M.D., ed. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana, 1908; reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Whippoorwill Publications, 1984.  Bk3012.  
S2 Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Vol. 2. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976, Bk3010.
Repositories:  Bracken Library, Ball State University and Anderson Public Library
 
S3 Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Microfiche. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976, Bk3010.
Repositories:  Bracken Library, Ball State University and Anderson Public Library
 
S4 Map of Delaware County, Indiana. Compiled by H. Lester Janney. Revised by Ward M. Harlan, 1965.  
S5 An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprint ed., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971,  Bk1849.  
S6 United States Official Postal Guide. Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, April 1875, Bk1548.  
S7 Baker, Ronald L, and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1975, Bk1567.  
S8 Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University. Map #61-2.  
S9 Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University. Map # 60-11.  
S10 "Our Neighborhood". Muncie, Indiana: The Muncie Star.  
S11 Helm, T.B. History of Delaware County, Indiana. Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881, reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1976, Bk1595.  
S12 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: New Burlington, Perry Township

 

From 1876 - Delaware County Map


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S13 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:  Perry Township, Delaware County

 
S14 Newsletter Article:  "Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump",  by Glenn Ohanesian.  Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, page 1.  
S15 Newsletter Article:  "Plat Map of New Burlington-1837"  Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, Page 25.  
S16 BookMap 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  
S17 "Delaware County's Delinquent Taxpayers of 1842" - Delaware County, Genealogist and Historian, March 1995, page 13 - Doc2904.pdf  
S18 "Delaware County Delinquent Taxpayers of 1847"  Transcribed by Joyce Colleen Libes.  Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, pages 15, 16 - Doc2908.pdf  
S19 Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2019. Bk4212

http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/
 
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