Oakville

Township: Monroe Henry County [S11] -

Location:
Coordinates: 40°04′45″N 85°23′26″W

CR 050W, 775S

One Store and PO in 1880 [S2, p 102]

[Pleasant Hill] "a small village in the extreme southern part of the township, on the line dividing it from Henry Co. There is a general merchandise store at this point owned by Lewis L. Hickman." [S9, p 265]

Other Names: Pleasant Hill [S11] -

Date Platted: 1873

Maps:
1874: "Pleasant Hill" [S12 page 12] -
1876 Delaware County [S11] -

Post Office Data:

Post Office Established: 15 Feb 1876
Post Office Closed:
Post Office Names: Oakville
Zip Code: 47367
PO location:
- 1887: southeast corner of Main and Railroad [S6, p 22]

- Originally called Pleasant Hill. The POD would not accept the name, so it was changed to Oakville [S7, p 121]
- Pleasant Hill Postmark, Description Only [S3, p 491]

Postmasters:

Jeremiah T. Holsinger -- 15 Feb 1876
James G. Towbridge -- 22 Nov 1880
Charles A. Flemming 2 May 1881
Mary A. Fleming -- 19 Aug 1890
Charles A. Fleming -- 29 Apr 1893 (2nd Appt)
Harley D. Hartley -- 19 May 1893
Charles A. Fleming -- 27 Apr 1897 (3rd Appt)
Mary F. Fleming 20 Apr 1901
John W. Ball -- 25 Sep 1907
Clarence E. Johnson -- 26 Jan 1910
Clarence V. Peckinpaugh -- 17 May 1911
Othus G. Thomas -- 27 Mar 1915
Earl O. Dennis -- 21 Jan 1920
Roy J. Keesling -- 3 Apr 1923
Mary F. Hamilton -- 22 Apr 1925
Nellie F. Hunter -- 28 Aug 1926
Flora Jones -- 26 Jul 1927
James L. Skinner -- 1 Jul 1929
Mary H. Dennis -- 1 Jul 1930
Earl O. Dennis -- 20 Jul 1931 (2nd Appt)
Helen I. Dennis -- 13 Jan 1936
Mabel I. Rinker -- 6 Oct 1938
Bernice E. Garrett -- 31 Dec 1945 - [S10, nd] - "Bernice E. Garrett, 95" - Doc2725.pdf
Thelma T. Kern -- 15 Jun 1956
Vita J. Hutchinson -- 27 Jun 1958
Helen K. Galbraith -- 15 Sep 1961 (Died 9 May 1993) [S10, 11 May 1993] - Doc2726.pdf

Postmaster Data:

Helen K. Galbraith: (Died 9 May 1993) [S10, 11 May 1993]

Sources: [S2, p 102, 168] - [S3, p 998] - [S4, p 115, 116] - [S5] - [S6, p 9, 22, 23] - [S8] -

Oakville - Farmers Elevator, 75th Anniversary - [The Muncie Star, 21 July 1994, page 1B] - Doc2727.pdf

"Oakville is another community that was grouped about a railroad station. It was a little community with one store and post office in 1880." [S2, p 102]

Sources

Source Citation

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WikiPedia Article

Kemper, G.W.H., M.D., ed. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana, 1908; reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Whippoorwill Publications, 1984. Bk3012.

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

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

Map of Delaware County, Indiana. Compiled by H. Lester Janney. Revised by Ward M. Harlan, 1965.

An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprint ed., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971, Bk1849.

Baker, Ronald L, and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1975, Bk1567.

Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University. Map # 60-11.

Helm, T.B. History of Delaware County, Indiana. Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881, reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1976, Bk1595.

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The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana.

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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: Cowan - Pleasant Hill, Monroe Township

From 1876 - Delaware County Map

Ph9386-035.jpg

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

http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/

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Oakville Directory: (1921-22 Muncie City Directory), Page 913

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