History of Madison County, IN 1820-1874
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By Samuel Harden, 1874
411 pages, indexed, searchable
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Anderson & Madison County Biennial Directory 1893-1894
By J. H. Matthews, Published 1893, 245 pages
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Madison County was formed 1823. It was named for James Madison, co-
author of the Federalist Papers, and fourth President of the United
States, from 1809 to 1817. Madison County is divided into 14 Civil
Townships as follows: Adams, Anderson, Boone, Duck Creek, Fall Creek,
Green, Jackson, Lafayette, Monroe, Pipe Creek, Richland, Stoney Creek,
Union and Van Buren. Anderson wasn't always the County Seat.
Pendleton was the first County Seat. Selected 1823, it was too far
from the center of the county to be satisfactory ... there is also
some question as to whether or not it was ever "declared" the County
Seat or if it was just the location where judicial business was
enacted. According to the act of January 13, 1826, the County Seat
was relocated to a town called Bedford; some sources do not list it in
describing the a transition of the County Seat from Pendleton to
Andersontown.
Andersontown was the third County Seat. The rapid growth of
Andersontown, a town much nearer the center of the county, caused the
citizens of the county to apply to the Legislature for an act to
relocate the County Seat and the change was then made as the result of
the act of January 4, 1827 and the actual site appears to have been
chosen in 1828. By the legislative act of December 6, 1848,
Andersontown became simply Anderson. Anderson was an old Indian town
named after Anderson, a Delaware chief, who formerly resided there.
In 1813 it was burnt by a detachment of troops from Kentucky, then on
an exploring tour. In 1849 Anderson had a Courthouse, Jail, fireproof
public offices, a County Seminary and a population of about 300. The
Courthouse, with most of the records, was destroyed by fire on
December 10, 1880. The replacement was ready for occupancy February
21, 1885. Pendleton was the site of the first hanging of a white man
for killing an Indian.
Cities and Towns
Alexandria Anderson Chesterfield
Country Club Heights Edgewood Elmhurst Elwood Frankton Ingalls Lapel
Markleville Orestes PendletonRiver Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights