The Kirby-McMillian (McMillon) home is located at 2175 South Kirby Road in Van Buren Township of Monroe County, Indiana. The original property was originally obtained from the United States Government in 1832 by Joseph and Sara Saunders. Upon Joseph Saunders passing, he willed the property to John Eller in 1836. Somewhere down the line, Mr. [...]
Monroe County Indiana is comprised of nine townships, the focus of this piece of land is located within the Van Buren Township just southwest of Bloomington, Indiana along the Greene County line. Within each and every one of the townships are small parcels of land that someone in the past has owned and each one [...]
In 1989 Bloomington Restorations, Inc. published an interim book containing the historic sites, structures, and locations of many buildings throughout the Monroe County Indiana area. After some review, I have noticed that many buildings either no longer exist to this day or some buildings have been missed in the Van Buren Township area just southwest [...]
The Blossom Community in Monroe County, Indiana In the early years of Monroe County there were many different communities spread throughout the county. One such community that has been lost was Blossom. The Blossom community was a small gathering of buildings and even a post office that would be located southwest of [...]
The Monroe County Library states that a school was to be taught in the home owned by Marion Blair, who lives in Section 18 in Van Buren Township, and he would be employed as the teacher. (Source: Mabel Pafford Hornocker, A Century of Development Van Buren Township (Bloomington: Van Buren Farm Bureau, 1940), 74.) Marion [...]
The Blanche community in Monroe County In the early years of Monroe County there were many different communities spread throughout the county. One such community that has been lost was Blanche. The Blanche community was a small gathering of saw mills, stores, and even a post office that would be located just due south of [...]
Benjamin Neeld was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in 1797 to Nathaniel Neeld and Margaret McAfee. As a young man he served an apprenticeship in the blacksmith trade at an old shop in Harrodsburg, Kentucky that may or may not be still in existence. Benjamin Neeld's married his first wife Sarah Hall Denny [...]
