Locations and Structures in Randolph County, Indiana

Soldiers & Sailors Monument

Civil War -Union

Location - Randolph County Courthouse lawn, north east corner, Winchester, Indiana.

Visionary - When he passed away, James Moorman left $2,000 to start a fund to build a monument to honor Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. A petition signed by 3,914 Randolph County residents was presented to county commissioners asking for additional funds to build a more suitable monument. The commissioners granted the request on Aprill 11, 1885 with an amount of $25,000.

Sculptor - Lorado Taft. A bronze plaque located on the east side of the monument reads: Lorado Taft 1860-1936. World Renowned American Sculptor of the bronze figures on this monument was educated in Paris. His sculpture is displayed at Gettysburg and prominent museums. This monument dedicated July 21, 1892, is one of his finest works.

Designer – May 8, 1885, county commissioners, trustees, and an advisory committee approved the monument design made by A. A. McCain of Indianapolis, Indiana for $100. The style is the first in Indiana of "four plus one" which is a central figure on a pedestal surrounded by four branches of Civil War service (Calvary, Navy, Infantry and Artillery).

Construction - July 18, 1889, A. A. McCain was given the contract to erect the monument for $23,000. It was to be finished on October 1, 1890. It was not finished until April 1892, and it was noted the top design had changed from the initial design. July 21, 1892 was an unveiling ceremony and dedication.

Corner Stone - Laid August 15, 1889. A tin box was sealed and in place. Items included: names of all Union soldiers who enlisted from Randolph County; roster of each Grand Army post in Randolph County; roster of the camps of the Sons of Veterans; a ritual and badge of each Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, and Women's Relief Corps; a copy of the last issue of each newspaper published in Randolph County; names of the Grand Officers, department of Indiana, and names of all Union Soldiers residing in Randolph County in 1889.

Height - total is 73 feet. The monument is 55 feet and sits on a base that is 24 feet square with four cannon muzzles on each front.

Statues surrounding base –

Each corner has a parapet with a 6 foot tall bronze figure representing the four branches of military service.

Artillery man, northwest corner.

Sailor man, southwest corner.

Infantry man, northeast corner.

Calvary man, southeast corner.

A bronze sheet also circles the tower. It is six feet wide and twenty-four feet in circumference. It is covered in soldier's life battle scenes.

A bronze tablet is on the east side. It honors James Moorman for his initial vision.

A bronze emblem is on the south side. It represents the Grand Army badge.

School Consolidation Marker -bronze plaque located on the south side of the monument. It includes the name of 18 high schools. The plaque reads: Randolph County: First in the nation with all rural consolidated high schools. Lee L. Driver, School Superintendent.

Bronze plaque at the base of the monument is the story of Randolph County, Indiana. The focus is the county seat, Winchester, Indiana.

Source - "The Smith & Driver History Book" as it's commonly called.

Smith, John L., and Lee L. Driver. Past and Present of Randolph County Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: A. W. Bowen and Company, 1914.

In 2009 the soldier on top was removed for renovation, cleaning, repair.

Randolph County Courthouse

Dedicated in 1877. Over 8,000 were attendance at the dedication.

Design - J. C. Johnson, a self-taught architect designed the courthouse for $2,190.

A Victorian style design. Features of the courthouse included beaux-arts inspired plan, rock-faced limestone foundation, brick walls, and limestone detailing. It is bilaterally symmetrical. There are limestone bands encircling the perimeter, as well as a beltcourse that divides the levels. Limestone quoins are located on each corner. A galvanized iron entablature caps the building that features dentils and modillions.

Cost - Original cost was $73,000 for the building and an additional $4,900 for installing heat.

The removal of the clocktower.

1901 - The clocktower from 1877 was deemed unsafe and proposed its removal.

1919 - Discussions arose again concerning the safety of the clocktower. It is thought a unique pulley system was installed to increase stability.

1927 - Discussions arose concerning the safety and stability of the clocktower.

1939 - Discussions arose concerning the safety and stability of the clocktower.

1954 - The clocktower, turrets, and mansard roof were removed in 1954 when County Commissioners deemed them unsafe. The tower bell was placed as a monument on the southeast corner of the courthouse lawn. The clock mechanism and a few artifacts are on exhibit at RCHS Museum.

Doughboy Monument

World War I.

"Spirit of the Doughboy" monument.

Location - Randolph County Courthouse lawn, north west corner, Winchester, Indiana.

Unveiling - The 10th Anniversary of Armistice Day, November 11, 1928.

Sculptor - Earnest Moore "Dick" Viquesney (August 5, 1876 - October 4, 1946). From Spencer, Indiana.

Statue statistics - material is sheet bronze, 7 feet in height, base is 27 inches square, and the base is granite.

Statue Cost - $1,250.00 paid by "The 5 Goodrich Brothers' of Randolph County, Indiana.

Base Cost - $1,760.00 paid by fundraising of the Winchester Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Plaque on the statue notes that Randolph County, Indiana had 36 men serve in World War I.

Source: Resource files & folders located at the Randolph County Historical and Genealogical Society, Winchester, Indiana.

Lamp of Freedom

Location - Randolph County Courthouse lawn, Winchester, Indiana.

Circa 1950.

Two metal lamps rest atop a limestone base.

A functional lantern sits behind a metal sculpture of an old oil lamp.

The base has carved/engraved: Behold Friend - You Are on Hallowed Ground, For Here Burns Freedom's Holy Light.

The gas burning light was replaced with incandescent lights.

Souce: Files and folders of information located at the Randolph County Historical and Genealogical Society in Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana.

James Moorman Orphans Home

Location reference is about 2235 West SR 32, Winchester, Indiana 47394.

No building remains.

PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Please be respectful and do not pass the gate. Be safe if you pull off the road to see the columns as that is all that remains of 'structural' markers.

Established 1889.

Mr. James Moorman was provided for in his will.

Mrs. John D. Howard was the matron.

Reference materials available for review at RCHS:

Two binders of research that includes photos of the building, photos of children who lived at the orphanage, transcriptions of records, and newspaper clippings of the orphanage.

Also is information about James "Uncle Jimmy" Moorman who established the funds to build the home.

SIX original ledgers were donated to The Museum in August 2018.

Jails in Randolph County, Indiana

First Jail

The first jail was built by Albert Banta for $125 and accepted by the County Commissioners in October 1820. It measured 14 by 18 feet and made from squared hewed logs, 13 inches to each face, floored above and below and also a middle floor all of the same timber. Two stories, each 6 feet high in the clear. There was no outer door to the lower story of the jail, but it's only entrance was a trap-door from the upper story and that was entered by a short flight of stairs and a door at the top of the stairs. This jail was on the southwest corner in the square, and a stray-pen for wandering animals was next to it. This jail was used until 1856. A story is a prisoner dug under the logs and escaped.

Second Jail

In 1856, two buildings were built, one on the north and one on the south of the 2nd courthouse (built in 1826 in the middle of the square). These were brick and the upper stories were used by mens organizations or "secret societies" as they were called. The jail also served as the Sheriff's residence. A map of 1865 shows them outlined. A photo taken of the present courthouse in 1876 shows the north building and jail building roofs as being very close to the new courthouse. A photo from 1861 shows the building on the north very plainly.

Third Jail

In March of 1881, Ebenezer Tucker wrote fro his history book, "Now the Commissioners are making provisions for the construction of a new jail at the cost of $30,000 to $40,000. They purchased the lot from Martin Reeder for $1,200. The intention is to proceed during the summer. "It will be substantially and thoroughly built with the modern methods of strength and security for the detention and safe keeping of the persons confined within its walls, not to the neglect, however, of their health and bodily comfort."

In April 1881 the building of the jail was let to A. G. Campfield, contractor, according to the specifications of Hodson., Architect.

Cost of the building was $34,500.

Compensation of architect was 3%.

Dimensions of the jail was 45 by 58 feet.

Dimensions of the sheriff's residence was 54 by 29 1/2 feet. Details of the structure noted a foundation, rubble work, prison floors, stone flagging, mansard roof, covered with slate, prison proper, iron cells with 7 foot wide passageway all around inside the outer walls and a central hall 9 feet wide, glass AA strength, windows grated with heavy twisted and riveted iron bars, cornices, chimney caps, galvanized iron, Upper tiers of cells reached by corridors, extending from the staircases in the hall, between the jail and the Sheriff's residence. The hospital is over the jail in the second story. To be heated from steam from the courthouse engine 400 feet away.

M. L. Building, Winchester, Indiana

Thomas Ward estate

The land was purchased for $6,015 from the estate of Thomas Ward by O. E. Davis and M. L. Mills.

Franklin Cornerstone, L. L. C.

2009 - Franklin Cornerstone, LLC (a private investment group) purchased the building in 2009. The LLC group focuses on revitalization of the Randolph County Courthouse Square to promote new businesses and tourism.

M. L. Mills Dry Goods

1911 - M. L. Mills operated a dry goods store in the building.

O. E. Davis and M. L. Mills

O. E. Davis and M. L. Mills purchased the land for $6,015 from the estate of Thomas Ward.

The current brick building was constructed in 1911 in a Neo Classical style.

When constructed, it was the final structure establishing the Winchester business district as all structures surrounding the courthouse square were commercial enterprises.

J. C. Penney

Business operated in the building.

Hawkins' Electronics

Business operated in the building.

Johnson Appliance

Business operated in the building.

Randolph County Courthouse Annex

The Randolph County Courthouse leased the building during a courthouse renovation.

Randolph Hotel, Winchester, Indiana

Citizens Hotel Company

W. E. Miller was owner and president of the Citizens Hotel Company of Winchester, Indiana and he developed the Randolph Hotel.

1904 - The Randolph Hotel was completed.

The cost was $40,000.

The architect was W. H. Gettinger. The building is a Neo Classical revival style.

The contractor was William Carper.

The building was the first to be lit entirely by electricity.

The hotel had a restaurant, tavern, barbershop, billiard room and a bowling alley.

Cemetery Monuments, Randolph County, Indiana

Crypt at Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana

The crypt.

It was built by Mr. Fleshman of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is constructed from Barre granite from Barre, Vermont. Compartments were built of granite and bronze.

The structure was designed for 9 bodied to be stored awaiting burial in winter.

Location: Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana. Section 8.

Tree Monuments

Tree monuments were made 1870s to 1930.

David Lasley Monument

Tree stump designed monument location: Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana. Section 3.

Zinc Monuments

Zinc monuments were made 1874-1914. During World War I, the government took over the factory in 1939 and dissolved it.

Lasley Family Monument

Zinc monument location: Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana. Section 5.

George Washington Bronze Marker

1932 - There is a bronze marker on a rock at a corner of the cemetery in the area of Section 2 or 3 that was dedicated to George Washington honoring the bi-centennial of his birth.

"In memory of George Washington 1732-1799 "

Location: Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana.

Cemeteries in Randolph County, Indiana

Franklin Township

Greensfork Township

Franklin Township

New Dayton Cemetery (Bear Creek Cemetery) Located between county roads 300 and 400 west on the north side of 400 north. The earliest known burial was in 1840s. At one time a church was on the south side of the road.

Race Street Cemetery

In Ridgeville, east of Walnut Street between First and Second Streets on Race Street is a small cemeter

Race Street Cemetery

In Ridgeville, east of Walnut Street between First and Second Streets on Race Street is a small cemetery. One of the first burials was Delilah Pierce (infant daughter of Burket) who died in 1819.

Riverside Cemetery

In the southeast edge of Ridgeville near the Mississinewa River is the old cemetery.

The earliest known burial is 1860. Sam Ginger, Civil War Veteran and author of the Reminiscence of the Mississinewa.

Silver's Family Cemetery

On a farm (possibly owned by the family) located along the Mississinewa River south of state road 28, near county road 500 west. Only a few names are known for those buried here.

Unknown Cemeteries

Two other cemetery sites have been reported by residents. One is between county roads 500 west and 600 west.

The second is between state road 28 and the river in section 9.

Unnamed Cemetery

In the 1865 plat map there is a cemetery located south of the River on county road 400 west just north of 800 north. Nothing else is known about it at this time.

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Green Township

Greensfork Township

Franklin Township

Caylor Family Cemetery

(Caylo Cemetery)

Shedville, Indiana

2 Memorials

Located on the north side of Indiana State Highway 28 about 0.2 miles east of its intersection with Indiana State Highway 1.

Samuel Caylor, his first wife and an infant are buried along state road 28, just east of state road 1, on his farm. It was said that when she died

Caylor Family Cemetery

(Caylo Cemetery)

Shedville, Indiana

2 Memorials

Located on the north side of Indiana State Highway 28 about 0.2 miles east of its intersection with Indiana State Highway 1.

Samuel Caylor, his first wife and an infant are buried along state road 28, just east of state road 1, on his farm. It was said that when she died the river was too high to cross so he had no choice but to bury her here.

Emmetsville Cemetery

(Emmetsville Evangelical Cemetery)

(United Brethren Cemetery)

Ridgeville, IN

29 memorials

On state road 28 at county road 675 west is a small cemetery with the first known burials being in the 1880s. The Church has been gone for many years; was mostly a German settlement.

Fairview Cemetery

On state road 28 at the east edge of Fairview is the burial side of Joseph McKinney, Revolutionary War Veteran. Burials were started here by 1840. A Memorial Stone for the soldiers of the War of 1812, is here (in front of the church) where they passed by on the way to and from the Battle of the Mississinewa.

Section 4, Town 21, Range 12, Green Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Hopewell Cemetery

An old cemetery, with a newer part called Greenlawn, is located on the north side of county road 550 north between 700 and 800 west. This was started in the early 1850s.

Protestant Methodist. Section 30, Town 21, Range 13, Green Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Rockingham Cemetery

South of Emmetsville at the Mississinewa River on county road 700 west was the location of a village platted by Wm. Merine in 1833 and old-timers have reported seeing the remains of graves in the river banks.

Soldiers of 1812 Cemetery

(Battle Of Mississinewa Memorial)

Fairview, IN

3 Memorials

Just north of the Mississinewa on state road 1, where Dinner Creek crosses the road, is the site of the graves of three soldiers of 1812, Jesse Benton, Thompson Carnahan, and Salem Peyatt. A memorial is being built there at the present time. Alwyn Carder’s family, for three generations, has kept the site marked and his working with a Preservation Society to get this memorial set, and to erect information signs. On the side of the road, there are three monuments here, all of fallen War of 1812 enlisted men: a volunteer from Kentucky, a Volunteer from Pennsylvania, and a Regular. There is an informative Historical Marker at the site. WARNING: DO NOT VENTURE INTO THE WOODS AT THIS SITE! THE GROUND IS DANGEROUS AND KNOWN TO HAVE AREAS OF QUICKSAND.

Steubenville Cemetery

On the east side of state road 1 at the south side of the Mississinewa River is the old cemetery started in the 1830s. When the road was straightened, after the cover bridge was gone, it left the cemetery without an access. It is being taken care of at the present time. This area is prone to flooding, and mosquitoes and other bugs are rampant during the warmer months, so take precautions.

Cherry Grove Cemetery

County Road 900 West, Fairview, IN.

About 92 memorials.

Now located in the McVey forest where the town of Steubenville stood at one time,about 1/4 mile down a path off Hwy 1. 1/4 mile north of the River.
This is not called Steubenville Cemetery. First Burial 1839 and the last in 1903.

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Greensfork Township

Alexander Cemetery

(Alexander Graveyard)

(Alexander's)

Spartanburg, IN

About 69 memorials.

Section 1, Tonw 16, Range 1, Greensfork Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Arba Cemetery

Arba, IN

About 856 memorials

Friend's Cemetery, Section 33, Town 16, Range 1, Greensfork Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Hopewell Ceme

Alexander Cemetery

(Alexander Graveyard)

(Alexander's)

Spartanburg, IN

About 69 memorials.

Section 1, Tonw 16, Range 1, Greensfork Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Arba Cemetery

Arba, IN

About 856 memorials

Friend's Cemetery, Section 33, Town 16, Range 1, Greensfork Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Hopewell Cemetery

Farmland, Indiana

About 1,735 memorials.

Mt. Gilead Cemetery

Gilead

Crete, Indiana.

About 163 memorials.

Located by County Road 900 south, southeast from Lynn and southwest from Crete, Indiana.

Disciples. Section 21, Town 16, Range 1, Greensfork Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Norwich Cemetery

(Crist Cemetery)

(Wiggs Cemetery)

Spartanburg, Indiana.

About 33 memorials.

Established in 1825. Pioneer families of Randolph County burial site. A survey of the cemetery was conducted by Tom Allen in September 2013. Located in a grove of trees about 1/2 mile from the nearest road on the farm located at 7392 South 750 East. A Friends meeting-house and school were once locate

d about 150 feet south. Private property, please be respectful if you plan to visit the site.

Spartanburg Cemetery

Spartanburg, Indiana

About 2,292 memorials.

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Jackson Township

Stoney Creek Township

Jackson Township

Brick Memorial Park Cemetery

(German Baptist Cemetery)

(Brethren Brick Cemetery)

(Brethren Cemetery)

(Dunkard Cemetery)

Union City, Indiana

About 611 memorials.

North State Line Road (County Road 900 E / County Road 12), north of Union City: about 400 feet north of its intersection with E County Road 400 N.

Friends. Section 13, Town 18, Range 1

Brick Memorial Park Cemetery

(German Baptist Cemetery)

(Brethren Brick Cemetery)

(Brethren Cemetery)

(Dunkard Cemetery)

Union City, Indiana

About 611 memorials.

North State Line Road (County Road 900 E / County Road 12), north of Union City: about 400 feet north of its intersection with E County Road 400 N.

Friends. Section 13, Town 18, Range 1, Jackson Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Hoover Cemetery

(Peter Hoover Cemetery)

Union City, Indiana

About 98 memorials.

Located: East County Road 50 South; about 0.4 miles east of its intersection with Indiana State Route 227.

Johnson Family Cemetery

Johnson's Family

Union City, Indiana.

About 10 memorials.

Section 33, Town 18, Range 1, Jackson Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

New Lisbon Cemetery

New Lisbon, Indiana

About 221 memorials.

Located on the southwest corner of the intersection of County Roads 800 East and 550 North. Some of the stones are written in German. The old cemetery is a short distance south of the new one, and on the other (the east) side of the highway.

Disciples. Sections 11 & 12, Town 18, Range 1, Jackson Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

New Pittsburg Cemetery

New Pittsburg, Indiana

About 579 memorials.

Located: 1000 East County Road 1000 North.

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Details not available at this time.

Unmarked Graves

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Monroe Township

Stoney Creek Township

Jackson Township

Bear Creek Cemetery

(New Dayton Cemetery)

Farmland, IN

About 682 memorials.

Booher Cemetery

No information available at this time.

Garringer Family Cemetery

Parker City, Indiana

About 6 memorials.

Small family cemetery north of Parker City for the family of Isaac Jacob and Sarah Boots Garringer. It has one large monument with headstones and four s

Bear Creek Cemetery

(New Dayton Cemetery)

Farmland, IN

About 682 memorials.

Booher Cemetery

No information available at this time.

Garringer Family Cemetery

Parker City, Indiana

About 6 memorials.

Small family cemetery north of Parker City for the family of Isaac Jacob and Sarah Boots Garringer. It has one large monument with headstones and four smaller individual stones. In the 1970s, the cemetery was enclosed with an iron fence. Burials include Isaac, his wife Sally Boots Garringer, his mother Elizabeth Smith Garringer, two children and one grandchild.

Macy Cemetery

(Bush Creek Cemetery)

No information available at this time.

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

No information available at this time.

Rehobeth Cemetery

(Rehobeth Methodist Episcopal Cemetery)

Parker City, Indiana

About 105 memorials.

Location: East of the Rehoboth United Methodist Church on the east side of North County Road 1000 West about 200 feet south of its intersection with West County Road 400 North.

Unknown Cemetery

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Stoney Creek Township

(Also called Stony Creek Township.)

African Methodist, Section 12, Town 19, Range 12, Stony Creek Township. Page 151, Tucker history, 1882.

Cedar Cemetery
About 215 memorials.

Friends. Section 26, Town 20, Range 12, Stony Creek Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Old Terrel Cemetery (Union Cemetery)

Poplar Run Cemetery

Swingle

(Also called Stony Creek Township.)

African Methodist, Section 12, Town 19, Range 12, Stony Creek Township. Page 151, Tucker history, 1882.

Cedar Cemetery
About 215 memorials.

Friends. Section 26, Town 20, Range 12, Stony Creek Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

Old Terrel Cemetery (Union Cemetery)

Poplar Run Cemetery

Swingley Cemetery

Thornburg Cemetery

Unnamed Cemetery

White River Christian Cemetery

Windsor Cemetery

(? name)

"west of Maxville", Section 26, Town 20, Range 12, Stony Creek Township. Source: Page 121, Tucker history, 1882.

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Union Township

Cabin Creek Cemetery

(Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery) (Union Baptist Cemetery)

(AME Cemetery) (Cabin Creek North Cemetery) (Wood Cemetery)

Scott Corner, Indiana

About 36 memorials. Located on the east side of E County Road 800 W (Indiana State Highway 1) about 0.4 miles north of its intersection with W County Road 400 S.

Cabin C

Cabin Creek Cemetery

(Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery) (Union Baptist Cemetery)

(AME Cemetery) (Cabin Creek North Cemetery) (Wood Cemetery)

Scott Corner, Indiana

About 36 memorials. Located on the east side of E County Road 800 W (Indiana State Highway 1) about 0.4 miles north of its intersection with W County Road 400 S.

Cabin Creek Settlement was started in the early 1820's by people of color. Some were escaped or freed slaves, others were born free. The Underground Railroad was active in the area.

Buena Vista Cemetery

Winchester, IN

About 2,633 memorials.

Cropper Cemetery

Huntsville Cemetery

Leeka Cemetery

Little Creek Cemetery

Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery

Old Losantville Cemetery

Pleasant Ridge Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery

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Locations and Structures in Randolph County, Indiana

Soldiers & Sailors Monument

Randolph County Courthouse

Doughboy Monument

Lamp of Freedom

Old 44

Randolph County Courthouse Bell

Revolutionary War Plaque

Army Tank

Military Memorial

James Moorman Orphans Home

Jails in Randolph County, Indiana

First Jail

Second Jail

Third Jail

M. L. Building, Winchester, Indiana

Thomas Ward estate

Franklin Cornerstone, L. L. C.

M. L. Mills Dry Goods

O. E. Davis and M. L. Mills

J. C. Penney

Hawkins' Electronics

Johnson Appliance

Randolph County Courthouse Annex

Randolph Hotel, Winchester, Indiana

Citizens Hotel Company

Cemetery Monuments, Randolph County, Indiana

Crypt at Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Indiana

Tree Monuments

Zinc Monuments

George Washington Bronze Marker

Cemeteries in Randolph County, Indiana

Franklin Township

Greensfork Township

Franklin Township

Green Township

Greensfork Township

Franklin Township

Greensfork Township

Greensfork Township

Greensfork Township

Jackson Township

Stoney Creek Township

Jackson Township

Monroe Township

Stoney Creek Township

Jackson Township

Stoney Creek Township

Stoney Creek Township

Stoney Creek Township

Union Township