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Township Hamilton
Location
Coordinates
40°15′49″N 85°21′56″W  [S14] -

St Rd 3, CR 500N. Southeast corner of Township

 

Other Names
Date Platted:  1870
Town Plat Map - 1874  [S15, p 9] -
   - North-South Streets:  Studebaker Turnpike, Vine St., William St., Railroad St.
   - East-West Streets:  Main St.,  Ann St., County Road
Maps:
1870:  "Royerton"  [S13] -
1874:  Town Plat Map  [S15, p 9] -
1876:  "Royerton"  [S12] -
Post Office Data:

Post Office Established: 15 Feb 1869
Post Office Closed: 15 Jun 1915
Post Office Names: Royerton
No PO shown [S9]
PO located southeast corner of Main and Studebaker Pk  (now St Rd 3)   [S6, BC]

Postmasters:

John Royer -- 15 Feb 1869
Jeremiah Gerrard -- 13 Feb 1873
J.M. Sellman -- 18 Mar 1874
John Royer -- 14 Dec 1874 (2nd Appt)
Jeremiah Gerrard -- 25 Oct 1878 (2nd Appt)
Alvin Dearth -- 5 May 1880
Lee Scott -- 17 Jun 1886
PO Closed, mail to Muncie -- 19 May 1888
PO re-established -- 14 Jul 1888
Wellmouth A. Huffman -- 14 Jul 1888
John A. Atrohm -- 12 Mar 1895
George F. Shafer -- 1 Apr 1896
Elmer E. Johnsonbaugh -- 21 Sep 1898
Rawley Collins -- 15 Dec 1902
Adam McCormick -- 14 Feb 1907
John O. White -- 3 May 1909
George A. Kennedy -- 27 Apr 1914
PO Closed, mail to Muncie -- 15 Jun 1915

Sources:   [S2, p 102] - [S3, p 1020] - [S4, p 137] - [S5] - [S6, p 6, BC] - [S7, 229] - [S8, p 143] - [S9] - [S10] - [S11, p 248] -
Abbreviations:  BC = Back Cover
 
"Named for John Royer, who established the town in 1870." [S8, p 143]
John Royer platted 40 acres in 1870 --postoffice and store already there [S1, p 102]
"In 1870, John Royer set apart forty acres from his farm and divided it into town lots, one of which he reserved as a schoolhouse, and another for a church. During the preceding year, Mr. Royer kept a store and post office at this point. The store is kept at the present time [1881] by Alvin Dearth, who is also the postmaster. The village contains one saw-mill with a run of buhrs for grinding corn, owned and operated by George Johnsonbaugh , and one tile factory, owned and operated by Abbott & Dearth." [S11, p 248]
List of Patents.
"Lewis Royer, grain separator, Royerton"
(Indiana Genealogist, Vol. 21, Issue 3 (Sept 2010), page 125)
(Original Source:  Fort Wayne Weekly Democrat, 13 Apr 1870, Indiana Patents)
 
"Reviving the Heydays of Royerton:  Revitalization of the Alumni Association under way", by Betty Harris [The Muncie Star, 11 June 1990] - Doc2729.pdf
"Royerton dates back to about 1870, when John Royer divided forty acres of land into town lots, reserving sites for a schoolhouse and church.  He already had a store and post office at that point, and with the impetus of the railroad the commercial interest and one or tow mills were maintained."  [S2,  p 102]
Royerton High School:
-  Mentioned - [Our neighborhood, The Muncie Star, 7 May 1991]
-  Royerton High School Graduating Class 1931 - [Album of Yesteryear, The Muncie Star, 7 July 1991, page 5D] - Doc2730.pdf
-  Royerton High School Graduating Class 1934 - [Album of Yesteryear, The Muncie Star, nd] - Doc2728.pdf
 
 
 
 
 
 

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S1 WikiPedia Article  
S2 Kemper, G.W.H., M.D., ed. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana, 1908; reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Whippoorwill Publications, 1984.  Bk3012.  
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 United States Official Postal Guide. Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, April 1875, Bk1548.  
S8 Baker, Ronald L, and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1975, Bk1567.  
S9 Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University. Map #61-4.  
S10 Bracken Library Special Collections. Ball State University.  
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: Royerton, Hamilton 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:  Hamilton Township, Delaware County

 
S14 Google Maps  
S15 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  
S16 Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2019. Bk4212

http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/
 
S17 Royerton Directory:  (1921-22 Muncie City Directory), Page 915  
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