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Shideler Delaware County, Indiana |
Township: Union [S8] - Hamilton [S8] - [S9] - |
Location:
Coordinates: 40.3061 -85.3606 [S11] - CR 800N, 150E; Border of Union and Hamilton Townships [S8] - |
Other Names: |
Date Platted:
1871 Town Plat Map - 1874
[S12, page 9] - |
Maps: 1870: "Shideler" [S9] - 1874: Town Plat Map - [S12, page 9] - 1876: "Shideler" [S8] - |
Post Office Data:
Post Office Established: 20 Sept 1871 |
Postmasters: Thomas J. Mitchell -- 20 Sep 1871 |
Sources: - [S2, p 1024] - [S3,
p 144] - [S4, p 18, 24, BC] - [S5,
p 229] - [S6, p 152] - Abbreviations: BC = Back Cover |
"The village of Shideler was founded in 1871, by Isaac Shideler, the original owner of the land upon which it is situated. He was the postmaster and store-keeper in which occupation he still continues [1881]." [S7, p 248] |
"About the same tiem [1870] Isaac Shideler, who had been active in promoting the first railroad from Fort Wayne and had then given land for a depot site at the north edge of Hamilton township, revived the town of Shideler, and with the building of a depot the village may be said to have begun. Mr. Shideler was proprietor of the store and the postmaster at this point." [S1, p 102] |
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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 |
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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 |
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S4 | An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprint ed., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971, Bk1849 | |||||
S5 | United States Official Postal Guide. Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, April 1875, Bk1548. | |||||
S6 | Baker, Ronald L, and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1975, Bk1567. | |||||
S7 | Helm, T.B. History of Delaware County, Indiana. Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1881, reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1976, Bk1595. | |||||
S8 | 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: Shideler, Union Township (Top) - Hamilton Township (Bottom) |
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S9 | 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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S10 | Wikipedia Article | |||||
S11 | Google Maps: Search: 40.3061 -85.3606 | |||||
S12 | 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 | |||||
S13 | Flook, Chris. Lost Towns of Delaware
County, Indiana. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press,
2019. Bk4212 http://lostdelawarecounty.chrisflook.org/ |
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S14 | Shiedeler Directory: (1921-22 Muncie City Directory), Page 920 | |||||
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