Reeds

Township: Mount Pleasant

Location:
Coordinates: 40°12′54″N 85°31′05″W (40.2144 -85.5190) [S1] -

CR200N (Jackson St.), CR700W [S1] -

"...it is bounded by the Norfolk and Southern Railroad (Formerly Lake Erie & Western) on the north and Jackson Street Pike on the South, Station Street on the east and CR700W on the west. It is fondly referred to as 'the square,' but it really is a rectangle." [S10] -

Other Names:
Reed's Station:

Date Platted: 1877 [S7, p 138] 1871 [S8, p 5]
6 Feb 1877 [S10] -

Platted as Reed's Station in 1877 by William Reed and named for him [S7, p 138]

Post Office Data:

Post Office Established: 22 Aug 1876
Post Office Closed: 15 Apr 1901
Post Office Names: Reed's Station, Reed
PO location:
1887: Jefferson St. between Main & Walnut, SW corner of lot 24 [S6, p 20]

"A.D. Chapman had a grocery store on the north end of Reed Station, and it was also the post office, they remembered. 'The post just came in once a week. If it was the day for the mail to come, a hook was raised and someone inside the train hung the mailbag on the hook. Then a man delivered the mail to our homes on horseback."
[S9, 26 Oct 1992]

Had 2 grocery stores across the road from each other - the one on the north side owned by A. D. Chapman served as the post office. "The Post just came in once a week by train. On mail day a hook was raised along side the tracks and someone inside the train would hang the mail bag on this hook. The mail was then delivered to the homes on horseback." [S10]

Postmasters:

Established as Reed's Station -- 22 Aug 1876
William Reed -- 22 Aug 1876
Hiram H. Darter -- 16 Jun 1880
Emily Black -- 18 Jan 1882
Emaline Black -- 30 Jan 1882
PO name changed to Reed -- 28 Nov 1882
Emaline Black -- 28 Nov 1882
Daniel Tuttle -- 8 Jul 1886
Ira E. Snodgrass -- 1 Apr 1889
H.H. Darter -- 11 Oct 1889 (2nd Appt ?)
Mattie Beeth -- 11 Dec 1889
Ira E. Snodgrass -- 20 Feb 1890 (2nd Appt)
Thomas J. Applegate -- 9 Apr 1892
Rachel Newhouse -- 19 Dec 1892
Charles M. Curtis -- 29 Apr 1893 (ran grocery store, daughter Helen) [S9, 26 Oct 1992]
Samuel G. Curtis -- 31 Mar 1896
William H. Snodgrass -- 10 Apr 1900
PO Closed 15 Apr 1901

Postmaster Data:

Charles M. Curtis: ran grocery store, daughter Helen [S9, 26 Oct 1992]
The grocery store ran by Mr. Curtis was on the south side of Jackson Street Pike near CR700W [S10] -

"None of the original buildings of Reed Station exist today" [S10] -

Schools:
- Cammack School for elementary grades 1-8 - Yorktown for grades 9-12 - 1937 was the last year for Cammack School [S10] -

Churches:
- Reed Station Christian Church: Ground deeded to the church 12 April 1886 for $1.00 [S10] -

Sources: [S3, p 1014] - [S4, p 131] - [S5] - [S6, p 12, 20, 24] - [S7, p 138] - [S8, p 5] - [S9, 26 Oct 1992] -

Sources
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S1	Google Maps: Search: 40.2144 -85.5190
S2	WikiPedia Article
S3	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
S4	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
S5	Map of Delaware County, Indiana. Compiled by H. Lester Janney. Revised by Ward M. Harlan, 1965.
S6	An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprint ed., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971, Bk1849.
S7	Baker, Ronald L, and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1975, Bk1567.
S8	Greene, Richard A. Muncie and Delaware County: An Historical Sketch. Muncie, Indiana: Delaware County Historical Society, 1965, Bk1872.
S9	"Our Neighborhood". Muncie, Indiana: The Muncie Star.
S10	Newsletter Article: "The Village of Reed Station" by Ruby Martin. Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, Vol. 5, No. 3, Sept 1996. Doc2902.pdf
S11	Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2019. Bk4212 http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/
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