Jump to content

Putnamville, Indiana: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 39°34′22″N 86°52′25″W / 39.57278°N 86.87361°W / 39.57278; -86.87361
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
> Putnamville is NOT a town, it is an unincorporated community with no elected officials
Citation bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
5,432,484 edits
Alter: isbn, url. URLs might have been anonymized. Added jstor. Upgrade ISBN10 to 13. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | #UCB_CommandLine
 
(29 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox Settlement
{{Infobox settlement
<!--More parameter fields are available for use at Template:Infobox Settlement-->
<!--More parameter fields are available for use at Template:Infobox Settlement-->
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
<!-- Basic info ---------------->
<!-- Basic info ---------------->
|official_name = Putnamville
|official_name = Putnamville, Indiana
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] and [[Census-designated place]]
|motto =
|motto =
<!-- images and maps ----------->
<!-- images and maps ----------->
|image_skyline =
|image_skyline = Historic National Road - Putnamville Methodist Church - NARA - 7719366.jpg
|imagesize =
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption =
|image_caption = Putnamville United Methodist Church
|image_map =
|image_map =
|mapsize =
|mapsize =
Line 21: Line 21:
|dot_x =
|dot_x =
|dot_y =
|dot_y =
|pushpin_map = Indiana
|pushpin_map = Indiana#USA
|pushpin_label = Putnamville
|pushpin_label_position =
|pushpin_label_position =
|pushpin_map_caption =
|pushpin_map_caption =
Line 46: Line 47:
|population_total =
|population_total =
<!-- General information --------------->
<!-- General information --------------->
|timezone =
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset =
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST =
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST =
|utc_offset_DST = -4
⚫
|coordinates = {{coord|39|34|22|N|86|52|25|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|latd = 39
⚫
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|latm = 34
|lats = 27
|elevation_ft = 702
|latNS = N
|longd = 86
|longm = 51
|longs = 55
|longEW = W
⚫
|elevation_footnotes = {{GR|3}}
|elevation_ft = 669
|founder =
|founder =
|named_for =
|named_for =
Line 65: Line 59:
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 46135
|postal_code = 46135
|area_code =
|area_code = [[Area code 765|765]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 18-62406{{GR|2}}
|blank_info = 18-62406<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 2830507<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2830507}}</ref>
|blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:441673 441673]
|website =
|website =
|footnotes =
|footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Putnamville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Warren Township, Putnam County, Indiana|Warren Township]], [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/>
'''Putnamville, Indiana''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Warren Township, Putnam County, Indiana|Warren Township]], [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]], [[Indiana]], located on [[U.S. Route 40]] at the intersection of [[State Road 243]]. Putnamville was named after [[Revolutionary War]] hero [[Israel Putnam]]. Located in Putnamville is the [[Lincoln Park Speedway]], which features different types of oval-track dirt racing, including [[sprint cars]], and is held every Saturday evening throughout the spring, summer and fall. Also located just a half mile west of Putnamville is the [[Putnamville Correctional Facility]], also known as "the state farm". One interesting fact about Putnamville: not only did [[Abraham Lincoln]] come through on his way to [[Springfield, Illinois]] on the [[US 40|old national trail]] (now US 40), he stayed the night in a small hotel, which is still there today, located just a few blocks behind the post office.


==History==
⚫
{{coord|39|34|27|N|86|51|55|W|type:city_region:US-IN|display=title}}
Putnamville was laid out in 1830.<ref>{{cite book|last=Weik|first=Jesse William|title=Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NT0mAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA181|year=1910|publisher=B.F. Bowen|page=181}}</ref> The community took its name from Putnam County.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=273|quote=...named for the county in which is located.}}</ref> A post office called Putnamville has been in operation since 1832.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Putnam | title=Putnam County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> The community was pioneered by [[James Townsend (abolitionist)|James Townsend]] and his recently emancipated slaves.<ref name="pcm"/><ref name="graphic">{{cite news |title=Putnamville offenders recreate history in rehabilitation of Townsend Inn |url=https://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2554199.html |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=Banner Graphic |date=September 5, 2018}}</ref>

===The Townsends===
Some historians group the early Townsends of Putnamville into the "Black Townsends" (emancipated persons who assumed James Townsend's surname) and the "White Townsends" (biological relatives of James Townsend).<ref name="pcm"/><ref name="ukpress"/> The Townsend/Layman Museum in Putnamville is named after Townsend.<ref name="pcm">{{cite web |title=The History of Putnamville |url=https://www.putnamcountymuseum.org/single-post/2018/12/22/the-history-of-putnamville |website=putnamcountymuseum.org |publisher=Putnam County Museum |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref><ref name="graphic"/>

====Black Townsends====
The Black Townsends were the first Black settlers in [[Putnam County, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Black Settlements by County |url=https://indianahistory.org/research/research-materials/early-black-settlements/early-black-settlements-by-county/ |website=indianahistory.org |publisher=[[Indiana Historical Society]] |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref>

According to James Townsend's grandson, James Layman, they included Luke, Hetty, Amy, Tom, Sibley, and others.<ref name="hpc">{{cite book |last1=Weik |first1=Jesse |title=History of Putnam County, Indiana |date=1910 |publisher=Bowen & Co. |page=200}}</ref> Layman told historian Jesse Weik that Sibley was the oldest of those who removed to Indiana and that she continued pipe smoking until after the age of 90, recalling her doing so during visits to the residence of his grandmother — James Townsend's wife — Katherine Townsend.<ref name="hpc"/> She was probably the mother of Luke Townsend.<ref name="ukpress">{{cite book |last1=Etcheson |first1=Nicole |title=A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community |date=2023 |publisher=University Press of Kansas |isbn=978-0700635153 |page=81}}</ref>

=====Luke Townsend=====
Luke Townsend – who was the ''au pair'' for James Townsend's daughter, Mary, prior to his emancipation – established the first [[Sunday School]] in Putnam County and is credited as the founder of the congregation that eventually became Bethel [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]] in [[Greencastle, Indiana]], at one time the largest Black church in Indiana.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cooper |first1=Arnold |title=Plenty Good Room: Bethel A.M.E. Church of Greencastle, Indiana, 1872–1890 |journal=[[Journal of Negro History]] |date=Winter 1999 |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=101–111 |doi=10.2307/2649087|jstor=2649087 }}</ref> According to a 1942 article in ''The Daily Banner'' of Greencastle, Luke Townsend was after death remembered as "one of the best citizens the county has had."<ref>{{cite news |title=Stone Wall on Columbia Street |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=TDB19420620-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=The Daily Banner |date=June 20, 1942}}</ref>

Luke Townsend had five children.<ref name="ukpress"/> One son, Robert Townsend, served in the [[28th United States Colored Infantry Regiment]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref name="muncie">{{cite news |last1=Slabaugh |first1=Seth |title=Was black Civil War soldier poisoned? |url=https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2014/12/29/black-civil-war-soldier-poisoned/21002339/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=[[The Star Press]] |date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> Another son was among the witnesses who, in the late 1800s, testified against a man arrested for harassing Black youths playing in a field in Putnam County in what became the first case of a white citizen being criminally convicted on the basis of the testimony of a Black citizen in Putnam County.<ref name="muncie"/> Luke Townsend's son Jay, who was still alive as of 1933, established a reputation as one of "Greencastle's most respected citizens".<ref>{{cite news |title=Old Timer Ill |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=TTN19331129-01.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=The Times News |date=November 29, 1933}}</ref>

====White Townsends====
Among James Townsend's children was [[John Selby Townsend]], who later sat in the [[Iowa General Assembly]] and served as [[county attorney]] of [[Monroe County, Iowa]].<ref name="bar">{{cite book |title=The Bench and Bar of Iowa: Illustrated with Steel and Copper Engravings |date=1901 |publisher=American Biographical Publishing Company |pages=168–169}}</ref> James Townsend's grandson, [[James Robert Townsend]], was the first United States man to complete teacher training under the tutelage of [[Maria Montessori]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGroarty |first1=John Steven |title=Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea |date=1921 |publisher=[[American Historical Society]] |page=503}}</ref> Another grandson, James Layman, sat in the [[Indiana State Senate]].<ref name="commem">{{cite book |title=Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity |date=1908 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin]] |page=249 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1A0AQAAMAAJ}}</ref>

==Geography==
Putnamville is located along [[U.S. Route 40 in Indiana|U.S. Route 40]] at the intersection of [[State Road 243 (Indiana)|State Road 243]].


==References==
==References==
Line 82: Line 96:
{{Putnam County, Indiana}}
{{Putnam County, Indiana}}


{{authority control}}
⚫
[[Category:Putnam County, Indiana]]


⚫
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Putnam County, Indiana]]
[[vo:Putnamville]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana]]

Latest revision as of 05:47, 27 August 2024

Putnamville, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Putnamville United Methodist Church
Putnamville United Methodist Church
Putnamville is located in Indiana
Putnamville
Putnamville
Putnamville is located in the United States
Putnamville
Putnamville
Coordinates: 39°34′22″N 86°52′25″W / 39.57278°N 86.87361°W / 39.57278; -86.87361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPutnam
TownshipWarren
Elevation
[1]
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46135
Area code765
FIPS code18-62406[2]
GNIS feature ID2830507[1]

Putnamville is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

[edit]

Putnamville was laid out in 1830.[3] The community took its name from Putnam County.[4] A post office called Putnamville has been in operation since 1832.[5] The community was pioneered by James Townsend and his recently emancipated slaves.[6][7]

The Townsends

[edit]

Some historians group the early Townsends of Putnamville into the "Black Townsends" (emancipated persons who assumed James Townsend's surname) and the "White Townsends" (biological relatives of James Townsend).[6][8] The Townsend/Layman Museum in Putnamville is named after Townsend.[6][7]

Black Townsends

[edit]

The Black Townsends were the first Black settlers in Putnam County, Indiana.[9]

According to James Townsend's grandson, James Layman, they included Luke, Hetty, Amy, Tom, Sibley, and others.[10] Layman told historian Jesse Weik that Sibley was the oldest of those who removed to Indiana and that she continued pipe smoking until after the age of 90, recalling her doing so during visits to the residence of his grandmother — James Townsend's wife — Katherine Townsend.[10] She was probably the mother of Luke Townsend.[8]

Luke Townsend
[edit]

Luke Townsend – who was the au pair for James Townsend's daughter, Mary, prior to his emancipation – established the first Sunday School in Putnam County and is credited as the founder of the congregation that eventually became Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greencastle, Indiana, at one time the largest Black church in Indiana.[11] According to a 1942 article in The Daily Banner of Greencastle, Luke Townsend was after death remembered as "one of the best citizens the county has had."[12]

Luke Townsend had five children.[8] One son, Robert Townsend, served in the 28th United States Colored Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.[13] Another son was among the witnesses who, in the late 1800s, testified against a man arrested for harassing Black youths playing in a field in Putnam County in what became the first case of a white citizen being criminally convicted on the basis of the testimony of a Black citizen in Putnam County.[13] Luke Townsend's son Jay, who was still alive as of 1933, established a reputation as one of "Greencastle's most respected citizens".[14]

White Townsends

[edit]

Among James Townsend's children was John Selby Townsend, who later sat in the Iowa General Assembly and served as county attorney of Monroe County, Iowa.[15] James Townsend's grandson, James Robert Townsend, was the first United States man to complete teacher training under the tutelage of Maria Montessori.[16] Another grandson, James Layman, sat in the Indiana State Senate.[17]

Geography

[edit]

Putnamville is located along U.S. Route 40 at the intersection of State Road 243.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putnamville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 181.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the county in which is located.
  5. ^ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "The History of Putnamville". putnamcountymuseum.org. Putnam County Museum. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Putnamville offenders recreate history in rehabilitation of Townsend Inn". Banner Graphic. September 5, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Etcheson, Nicole (2023). A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community. University Press of Kansas. p. 81. ISBN 978-0700635153.
  9. ^ "Early Black Settlements by County". indianahistory.org. Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Weik, Jesse (1910). History of Putnam County, Indiana. Bowen & Co. p. 200.
  11. ^ Cooper, Arnold (Winter 1999). "Plenty Good Room: Bethel A.M.E. Church of Greencastle, Indiana, 1872–1890". Journal of Negro History. 84 (1): 101–111. doi:10.2307/2649087. JSTOR 2649087.
  12. ^ "Stone Wall on Columbia Street". The Daily Banner. June 20, 1942. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Slabaugh, Seth (December 29, 2014). "Was black Civil War soldier poisoned?". The Star Press. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Old Timer Ill". The Times News. November 29, 1933. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  15. ^ The Bench and Bar of Iowa: Illustrated with Steel and Copper Engravings. American Biographical Publishing Company. 1901. pp. 168–169.
  16. ^ McGroarty, John Steven (1921). Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea. American Historical Society. p. 503.
  17. ^ Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. University of Wisconsin. 1908. p. 249.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Putnamville,_Indiana&oldid=1242511674"