Rogersville, Indiana

Rogersville has a population of 7. Its elevation is 1,024 feet.[2] Rogersville was established in January 1837 by James O. Rogers and John R. Colburn.[3] The village is located a few miles from Blountsville, Indiana.

Rogersville, Indiana
Unincorporated place
Rogersville
Rogersville
Coordinates: 40°02′08″N 85°19′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
TownshipStoney Creek
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
ZIP code
47386
FIPS code[1]
GNIS feature ID442256[2]

History

In 1851, it was documented that Rogersville had a post office with a postmaster named Jabesh Luellen.[4] Luellen's tenure as postmaster appears to have been superseded by his son, David M. Luellen, who is listed as a postmaster of Rogersville in the book History of Henry County, Indiana.[5] Luellen Jr. was also a merchant in the village.[5]

In 1871, it was documented that Rogersville had a harness shop, a blacksmith shop, a shoe store, a grocery store and a dry goods store.[3] In 1871, Rogersville also had a physician by the name of Dr. Kerr.[3]

It has been stated that residents of the town were conductors on the Underground Railroad.[6] Information at rootsweb.ancestry.com for the village states:

Three of the town's residents, Jonathan Macy, his son-in-law, Jabish Luellen and Dr. William M. Kerr, were all conductors on the "Underground Railroad".

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Rogersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  3. Pleas, Elwood (1871). Henry County, past and present. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 77. ISBN 1432809652.
  4. United States. Post Office Dept (1851). Table of the Post Offices in the United States, Arranged by States and Counties. United States. Post Office Dept. p. 236.
  5. History of Henry County, Indiana. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1966. p. 849.
  6. Rogersville, Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. Rootsweb.ancestry.com.

Further reading
  • Abbey, Martha Jewett (1989). Llewellyn Traces. 1–4. M.J. Abbey. p. 66. – Interview with Frank Luellen of Rogersville, Indiana
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