Bartholomew County, Indiana

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Jackson and unorganized territory

Namesake: Joseph Bartholomew, Continental Army general
Seat: Columbus (1821–)

Land area: 407 square miles

Population (2020): 82,208

Population (historic): 5,476 (1830); 17,865 (1860); 22,777 (1880); 24,593 (1900); 24,864 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1821–1910; 1920–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six towns; one CDP; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,256 (12.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,290
Average outbuilding value (1930): $999

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,043
Average farm size (1920): 96.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina

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Columbus

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Christopher Columbus

Founding: 1820 (platting as Tiptonia); 1821 (post office); 1864 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 50,474

Population (historic): 1,008 (1850); 3,359 (1870); 8,130 (1900); 9,935 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,327 (11.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Fenelon Taylor House (c. 1890). 8843 East 50 North. Clay. Eastlake.
2. Wilson Boaz House (1862). 4700 North 425 East. Clay. Greek Revival.
3. Christopher Leatherock Farm (1869). 656 South 1000 East. Clifty. Italianate.
4. Thomas Swain Farm (c. 1875). 2810 North 1050 East. Clifty. Italianate.
5. James Powell House (c. 1865). 4540 North 1200 East. Clifty. Gothic Revival.
6. Elza Breeding Farm (1871). 13730 North 100 West. German. Italianate.
7. Edward Carvin Farm (c. 1830). 14750 North 170 West. German.
8. James Glanton Farm (c. 1880/1905). 5757 US Highway 31. German. Classical Revival.
9. David Dean Farm (c. 1855). 13600 South 200 East. Rock Creek. Italianate.
10. Jesse Newsom Farm (1861). 4950 South 150 East. Sand Creek. Italianate.
11. William Hamblen Farm (c. 1890). 6340 South 250 East. Sand Creek. Queen Anne.
12. William Parker Farm (c. 1890). 4975 East 500 South. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
13. William Daugherty House (1892). 5541 East 500 South. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
14. Nathan Newsom Farm (c. 1890). 6376 East 600 South. Sand Creek. Eastlake.
15. Walesboro School (1878). 467 East 400 South. Wayne. Gothic Revival.
16. Alonzo Spurgin Farm (1864). 11430 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.
17. John Thompson Farm (1864). 11785 State Route 11. Wayne. Italianate.

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