Ohio County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1844
Parent county: Dearborn

Namesake: The Ohio River
Seat: Rising Sun (1844–)

Land area: 86 square miles

Population (2020): 5,940

Population (historic): 5,308 (1850); 5,837 (1870); 4,724 (1900); 3,747 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1930–1950; 1960–2010

Subdivisions: One city; four townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 689 (24.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,075
Average outbuilding value (1930): $777

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 584
Average farm size (1920): 74.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

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Rising Sun

Namesake: Unknown—perhaps Rising Sun, Maryland

Founding: 1816 (platting); 1816 (post office); 1849 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,248

Population (historic): 1,674 (1850); 1,760 (1870); 1,548 (1900); 1,379 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 417 (38.2%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Monroe Farm (c. 1840). 4490 Craig Hill Road. Randolph. Federal.
2. Henry Miller House (1846). 10405 Old State Route 56. Randolph. Greek Revival.
3. Nelson Higbee House (c. 1840). 6264 Pleasant Ridge Road. Randolph. Greek Revival.
4. Mary Covington House (c. 1870). 4847 State Route 56. Randolph. Italianate. Razed.
5. Franklin Loring House (c. 1880). 7619 State Route 56. Randolph. Italianate.
6. Albert Smiley House (c. 1830). 6933 Hartford Pike. Union. Razed.
7. Allen Wilbur House (c. 1845). 7174 Hartford Pike. Union. Greek Revival.
8. Henry Miller Farm (1846–1848). 8305 Hartford Pike. Union. Greek Revival.
9. John Fisher House (1844). 6720 Salem Ridge Road. Union. Greek Revival.

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