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

First Buckner Family Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 2, 2025

1. First Buckner Family Home Marker

Inscription. This is the location of the original Buckner family homestead. Colonel Avory Musteen Buckner, his wife Margaret Sturgeon Buckner, and family migrated from Simpsonville, Kentucky to Hensley Township on October 5, 1835. Col. Avory Buckner founded Liberty which later combined with Trafalgar and Hensleytown, all becoming known as Trafalgar. Col. Avory Buckner died in Franklin in 1893 and Margaret Sturgeon Buckner died September 2, 1861. They are both buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Erected 2010 by Estate of Marie Buckner Pitcher • Johnson County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1835.

Location. 39° 24.998′ N, 86° 8.818′ W. Marker is in Trafalgar, Indiana, in Johnson County. It is on East Pearl Street east of South Ward Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 E Pearl St, Trafalgar IN 46181, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Merritt Chase (approx. 5 miles away); Providence (approx. 5.3 miles away); Hopewell Academy Boarding House (approx. 5½ miles away); Hopewell Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Franklin Township High School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hopewell Academy 1855 to 1884 (approx. 5.6 miles away); Old Hopewell Academy (approx. 5.6 miles away); Big Spring (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Toll House on Hopewell & Union Village Gravel Road (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Inscription verified with Johnson County Historical Society.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 2, 2025

2. First Buckner Family Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.