Morgan 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 1975. Most listings are in or near Martinsville, Mooresville, Morgantown.
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 Morgan titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP11 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 AHCBMorgan was formed in 1822 (1822-02-15) from DELAWARE New Purchase, WABASH New Purchase.
MORGAN created from DELAWARE New Purchase and WABASH New Purchase.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusMorgan County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,593 | 10,741 | 16,110 | 18,900 | 20,457 | 20,010 | 19,801 | 23,726 | 33,875 | 51,999 | 66,689 | 71,780 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS47 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 47 of 47 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Boles - Williams Cemetery |
| Brian Cemetery |
| Brooklyn Cemetery |
| Brooklyn Rest Park |
| Crown Center Cemetery |
| East Hill Cemetery |
| Flake Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Friendship Park Cemetery |
| Gerholt Cemetery |
| Goss Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hilldale Cemetery |
| Hynds Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Lingle Cemetery |
| Mannan Cemetery |
| Maxwell Cemetery |
| Monical Cemetery |
| Mooresville Cemetery |
| Mount Gilead Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Nast Chapel Cemetery |
| North Branch Cemetery |
| North Branch Friends Cemetery |
| Nutter Cemetery |
| Old Butterfield Cemetery |
| Ratts Cemetery |
| Scroggins Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Shultz Cemetery |
| Shumaker Cemetery |
| Siloam Cemetery |
| Sodom Cemetery |
| Stierwalt Cemetery |
| Stout Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Walters Cemetery |
| Whetzel Cemetery |
| Whitaker - Patrick Cemetery |
| White Lick Friends Cemetery |
| Williams Bradford Cemetery |
| Williams 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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