Montgomery County, Indiana
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 23 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Crawfordsville, Ladoga, Waveland.
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 Montgomery titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP12 of 23 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
23 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBMontgomery was formed in 1823 (1823-03-01) from WABASH New Purchase.
MONTGOMERY created from WABASH New Purchase.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusMontgomery County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,317 | 14,438 | 20,888 | 27,316 | 29,388 | 28,490 | 27,231 | 29,122 | 32,089 | 35,501 | 37,629 | 37,936 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS57 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 57 of 57 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Ben Hur Cemetery |
| Bowers Cemetery |
| Breaks Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Clouser Cemetery |
| Coons Cemetery |
| Finley Chapel Cemetery |
| Fruits Cemetery |
| Galey Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Harshbarger Cemetery |
| Harshbarger Cemetery |
| Hicks Cemetery |
| Hutton Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Indian Creek Cemetery |
| Indian Creek Hill Cemetery |
| Inlow Cemetery |
| James Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Lydick Cemetery |
| Maple Ridge Cemetery |
| Meharry Cemetery |
| Michael Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| New Ross Cemetery |
| Nutt Cemetery |
| O'Neall Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oakland Cemetery |
| Old Hickory Cemetery |
| Old Pottinger Cemetery |
| Old Town Cemetery |
| Old Turkey Run Cemetery |
| Old Union Cemetery |
| Peterson Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Potts Cemetery |
| Rice Cemetery |
| Sidener Cemetery |
| Sparks Cemetery |
| Stonebraker Cemetery |
| Stoner Cemetery |
| Stover Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Wasson Cemetery |
| Wasson Cemetery |
| Weir Cemetery |
| Wesley Cemetery |
| Wilhite Cemetery |
| Willhite Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
| Wilson Killen Cemetery |
| Yountsville Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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