Maryland Ridge Community (Indiana)

Maryland Ridge in Indiana was an unincorporated community of settlers from Calvert County, Maryland in the early 19th century. The settlers came to Indiana after the War of 1812 in successive waves between 1818 and 1839. One community where they settled became known as Maryland Ridge.[1][2] The geographic area follows the ridges and streams of Indian Creek along the Monroe-Greene County line.

The first land entries in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana: John Storms, on Section 36 (in the southeastern part), in October 1816; Isaac Storms, on the same section, in December 1816; William Carter, on Section 25, in December 1817; Abel Burlingame, on Section 35, in August, 1818; Daniel Rollins, on Section 1 (in the northeast part), in 1820; John Gardner, on the same section, in 1820; Garret Gibson, on Section 10, in 1822; and Joseph Burch, on Section 9, in 1826.

Notes

  1. ↑ Indiana History Bulletin, Volume 11 Indiana Historical Bureau., 1934 p.390 Term used as late as 1934.
  2. ↑ History of Greene County (1990). Term used as early as ?1823?

Further reading

  • Baber, Jack (1875). Early history of Greene County, Indiana: as taken from the official records, and compiled from authentic recollection, by pioneer settlers ... including brief sketches of pioneer families (1875). N.B. Milleson at the Worthington Times Office. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • Goodspeed Brothers (1884). History of Greene and Sullivan counties, state of Indiana, from the earliest time to the present (1884). Chicago : Goodspeed Bros. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • Indiana Historical Bureau., 1934. Indiana History Bulletin, Volume 11. Indiana Historical Bureau., 1934.
  • Greene County Historical Society (1990). History of Greene County. Chicago : Taylor Publishing Company Dallas, Tx.
  • Greene County Indiana Historical Society
  • Monroe County Indiana Historical Society

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