Dearborn County, Indiana



Founding: 1803
Parent county: Clark
Namesake: Henry Dearborn, U.S. secretary of war
Seat: Lawrenceburg (1803–1836, 1843–); Wilmington (1836–1843)
Land area: 305 square miles
Population (2020): 50,679
Population (historic): 7,310 (1810); 19,327 (1840); 24,116 (1870); 22,194 (1900); 21,056 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1920–2020
Subdivisions: Three cities; four towns; two CDPs; 14 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,710 (18.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.1%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,228
Average outbuilding value (1930): $945
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,145
Average farm size (1920): 65.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ireland, France, New York, and England
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Lawrenceburg

Namesake: Mary Lawrence, wife of the city's founder
Founding: 1802 (platting); 1815 (incorporation); 1816 (post office)
Population (2020): 5,129
Population (historic): 2,651 (1850); 3,159 (1870); 4,326 (1900); 4,072 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1920–1960; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 693 (28.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Jesse Holman House (1837). 4512 Veraestau Lane. Center. Greek Revival.
  2. Veraestau / Jesse Holman House (1838/1913). 4696 Veraestau Lane. Center. Greek Revival.
  3. George Shepherd House (c. 1835/1875). 5159 Wilmington Pike. Center. Italianate.
  4. James Abbott House (c. 1885). 11165 US Highway 50. Clay. Eastlake. Razed.
  5. Cheatham Farm (c. 1820/1895). 1706 Pinhook Road. Harrison. Razed.
  6. Peter Fermier House (c. 1845). 11824 Dearborn Road. Jackson.
  7. Joseph Buchert House (1876). 11932 Dearborn Road. Jackson. Italianate.
  8. William Mabis House (c. 1880). 28702 Trackville Road. Jackson. Italianate.
  9. Christian Weis House (1869). 10868 Woliung Road. Jackson. Greek Revival.
  10. Reuben Moore House (1845). Bielby Road and Wilson Creek Road. Lawrenceburg. Greek Revival. Razed.
  11. Henry Poellman House (1939). 420 Eads Parkway. Lawrenceburg. International. Razed.
  12. House (c. 1885). 557 Eads Parkway. Lawrenceburg. Stick. Razed.
  13. Daniel Major House (c. 1860). 761 Eads Parkway. Lawrenceburg. Italianate.
  14. Charles Stevens Farm (c. 1870). 420 Oberting Road. Lawrenceburg. Second Empire.
  15. James Guard House (1865). 1204 Oberting Road. Lawrenceburg. Italianate.
  16. David Guard House (1841). 1258 Oberting Road. Lawrenceburg.
  17. Leonard Harbaugh House (1848). 28483 Barber Road. Logan.
  18. Frederick Swartz House (1816). 5392 State Route 46. Logan.
  19. Dearborn County Poor Farm (1882). 11636 County Farm Road. Manchester. Italianate.
  20. Joseph Johnston House (1847). 8824 Hogan Road. Manchester.
  21. Abram Hill Farm (c. 1840). 15535 Leffler Road. Manchester. Razed.
  22. William Baker House (c. 1840). 9735 State Route 48. Manchester.
  23. Jonathan Blasdel House (c. 1825). Perfect Place Lane, southeast of Pribble Road. Miller.
  24. Jacob Blasdel Farm (c. 1830). 19564 State Route 1. Miller.
  25. John Ewbank House (1832). 21233 State Route 1. Miller.
  26. William Miller House (c. 1840). 12438 Disbro Road. Sparta. Greek Revival.
  27. William Tyier House (c. 1865). 12826 Long Branch Road. Sparta. Italianate.
  28. John Brumblay House (1832). 13130 Sparta Pike. Sparta. Federal.
  29. William McConnell House (c. 1855). 9959 Cole Lane. Washington. Gothic Revival.
  30. Eleazer Cole Log House (early 19th century). 6916 Laughery Creek Road. Washington.
  31. Robert Wilber Farm (c. 1835). Laughery Creek Road, west of Shiloh Lane. Washington. Federal. Razed.
  32. Enoch Lindsay House (c. 1865). 7462 Lower Dillsboro Road. Washington. Italianate.
  33. John Walker Farm (c. 1875). 9221 US Highway 50. Washington. Italianate.
  34. John Tufts House (c. 1860). US Highway 50 and Cole Lane. Washington. Gothic Revival. Razed.
  35. Joseph Weitzel Farm (c. 1835). 9063 Bonnell Road. York.
  36. James Angevine House (c. 1820). 7650 Hartman Road. York. Razed.
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