On The Banks Of White River

I have traveled all over this great country of ours. I've seen the oceans, mountains, grasslands and deserts. Interstates, two-lanes and dirt roads. But no matter where those roads have taken me, Indiana has always been 'home'. I was raised and have lived my entire life in Delaware County until 2016. The history of this county is hard to separate from its neighbors. While researching one county, the trail often leads to the next. This site focuses primarily on Delaware County, but I'll not pass up a chance to post items involving Henry, Jay, Randolph, Blackford, Grant or Madison Counties should they catch my eye.

Items included on the site range from original articles to obscure sources. All are intended to share Delaware County history and assist local researchers in their quest.

2025 UPDATES-Newest postings at the top

UPDATE-Infirmary Fire Part 2 article update, Luigi Cenacchi portion
UPDATE-Wheeling Cemetery
NEW RECIPE LINKS-Debbie's Tea Biscuits, Bonnie's No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies,
Helen's Texas Sheet Cake and Mary's Club House Cracker Bars
NEW BIOGRAPHIES-William Daugherty Sr, William Daugherty Jr, Mary Holdstock
NEW MAPS LINKS-Smithfield (unknown year, 1838-1844, 1873)
NEW MAP LINKS-Liberty Township (1861, 1863, 1865)
NEW MAP LINKS-Mount Pleasant Township (unknown year, 1861, 1863, 1865)
NEW CEMETERY ARTICLE-Burress, Hamilton Township
NEW DEATHS-Sarah S Slack, Esther Hoyt
NEW DEATHS LIST-1943 Evening Press
NEW MAP LINKS-Dale(s)ville 1837; Summitsport 1837, 1873; Elizabethtown 1873
NEW CEMETERY ARTICLE-Smith-Vanlandingham, Harrison Township
NEW MAP LINK-Delaware County (Kingman) 1874
NEW CEMETERY ARTICLE-Pittsburgh, Union Township
NEW BIOGRAPHY-R H Mong
NEW CEMETERY ARTICLE-Burk, Washington Township
NEW ARTICLE-Strasburgh and Strasburg: Answers and Questions
NEW MAP LINK-Delaware and Surrounding Counties 1970
NEW MAP LINK-Delaware County 1876
NEW MAP LINK-Muncie 1876
NEW MAP LINK-Yorktown 1876
NEW MAP LINK-Daleville 1876