Greenfield in Hancock County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hancock County, Indiana

Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010

1. Hancock County, Indiana Marker

(Click on any of these photos to see the details.)

Inscription. Hancock County created 1828. Named for first signer of Declaration of Independence. Agricultural County, near center of Hoosier State. First settled 1818 in Blue River Township. Greenfield chosen County Seat in 1829. “Green Fields” inviting to weary travelers. Old National Road, main artery of pioneer travel, constructed through Hancock in 1835.

Early industries: grist and saw mills, tanneries, flax factories. 1890, Era of gas boom: glass factories flourished: nor gone. Present Court House, the Fourth, completed 1898.

Townships: Blue River, Brandywine, Brown, Buck Creek, Center, Green, Jackson, Sugar Creed, and Vernon.

Erected 1967
by The Hancock Co. Sesquicentennial Commission
Dorothy June Williams, Chairman
Elizabeth Snodgrass, Secretary
Elbert Griffith, Treasurer

Erected 1967 by Hancock So. Aesquicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 39° 47.11′ N, 85° 46.115′ W. Marker is in Greenfield, Indiana, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 40) and East Street, on the right when traveling east on West

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Main Street. Located on the North/East lawn of the Hancock County Courthouse in Greenfield, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenfield IN 46140, 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 walking distance of this marker: James Whitcomb Riley (within shouting distance of this marker); Information on the Move (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It (within shouting distance of this marker); Hancock County Veterans Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Combat Wounded Veterans (about 400 feet away); Rotary International Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Hancock County Memorial (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenfield.

Wide View - - Hancock County, Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010

2. Wide View - - Hancock County, Indiana Marker

Hancock County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010

3. Hancock County Courthouse

The marker is located under the trees (in the middle of the photo) on the Courthouse lawn. (Click the photo and give it a try.)

Looking North - - Hancock County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010

4. Looking North - - Hancock County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,243 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.