Dearborn County, Indiana
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Aurora, Lawrenceburg, Moores Hill.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Indiana is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Dearborn titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP16 of 27 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
27 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBDearborn was formed in 1803 (1803-03-07) from Clark.
DEARBORN created by Indiana Territory from CLARK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusDearborn County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,310 | 11,468 | 19,327 | 24,406 | 26,671 | 22,194 | 20,033 | 23,053 | 25,141 | 28,674 | 34,291 | 46,109 | 50,679 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS42 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 42 of 42 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alden Cemetery |
| Beatty Cemetery |
| Bedunnah Cemetery |
| Braysville Cemetery |
| Cambridge Cemetery |
| Carbaugh Cemetery |
| Churchill Cemetery |
| Conaway Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Eden Cemetery |
| Forest Hill Cemetery |
| Georgetown Cemetery |
| Greendale Cemetery |
| Guard Cemetery |
| Harrison Hills Cemetery |
| Heaton Cemetery |
| Huber - Briggs Cemetery |
| Logan Cemetery |
| Lowes Cemetery |
| Manchester Cemetery |
| McKinstry Cemetery |
| McKinstry Cemetery |
| Miller Hayes Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Tabor Church Cemetery |
| Oakdale Cemetery |
| Olcott Cemetery |
| Rand Cemetery |
| Record Cemetery |
| River View Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Cemetery |
| Spangler Cemetery |
| Sugar Ridge Cemetery |
| Todd Cemetery |
| Transier Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| West Fork Cemetery |
| Whiteford Cemetery |
| Windsor Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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