Near Edinburgh in Johnson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Historical Blue River Township

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013

1. Historical Blue River Township Marker

Inscription. Surveyed August 1820 by John Hendricks; Berry Trail, 1819; John Campbell Cabin, Edinburg, 1820; Elisha Adams Cabin, Amity, 1821; Mauxferry Road, 1823; Freeman Cemetery, 1823; Thompson Mills, 1825-1957; Hamner School and Cemetery, Amity, 1826; Jollity Church, 1828; Nancy Barnett Grave, 1831; Collier Mill and Brick Yard, 1831; Foster-Furnas Mill, 1832; Pisgah Churches, 1833; Edinburg Christian Church, 1834; Runkle Inn, 1840; Madison-Indianapolis Railroad, 1845; Edinburg-Shelbyville Railroad, 1849; Rest Haven Cemetery, 1852; Blue River Dam, 1884; Inter-urban, 1902-1941.

Erected 1976 by Sesquicentennial Committee of the Johnson County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 39° 22.447′ N, 85° 59.159′ W. Marker is near Edinburgh, Indiana, in Johnson County. It is on U.S. 31 north of East Square 252 (State Road 252), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edinburgh IN 46124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana

and specifically in Greater Indianapolis.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thompson Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Edinburg (approx. 1.7 miles away); Barnett Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Site of Young’s Creek Christian Church

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(approx. 5.1 miles away); William Merritt Chase (approx. 5.3 miles away); Smiley Mill (approx. 5.4 miles away); Holloway Hall (approx. 7.6 miles away); Indiana Masonic Home (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburgh.

Long View - - Historical Blue River Township Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013

2. Long View - - Historical Blue River Township Marker

Side B - - Historical Blue River Township Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013

3. Side B - - Historical Blue River Township Marker

Long View - Side B - - Historical Blue River Township Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013

4. Long View - Side B - - Historical Blue River Township Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,096 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on November 20, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.