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Royerton Delaware County, Indiana |
Township: Hamilton |
Location:
Coordinates: St Rd 3, CR 500N. Southeast corner of Township
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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 |
Postmasters: John Royer -- 15 Feb 1869 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Ph9386-017.jpg |
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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 |
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S14 | Google Maps: | |||
S15 | 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 | |||
S16 | Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware
County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press,
2019. Bk4212 http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/ |
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S17 | Royerton Directory: (1921-22 Muncie City Directory), Page 915 | |||
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