On one page of Goodspeed's History of Posey County, 1886 it states that Blackford was in section 29 of Marrs Twp. and was named after Judge Isaac Blackford. It was laid out in 1815. After Springfield became the County Seat in 1817, Blackford dwindled away and by 1886 the site was under cultivation. The catch is that there are TWO section 29's in Marrs Twp. One is near Caborn, the other is on the banks of the Ohio. On page 331 of Goodspeed's History it states that the first seat of justice was to be on 320 acres of land in the NEQ S30 T6S R12W and SEQ S19 T6S R12W. It also states that this location is less than a mile north of Caborn Station. So I would guess that Blackford was close to the place where sections 19, 20, 30 and 29 meet in T6S R12W, which would be about a mile north of Caborn. Emily Moore
Hmmm... kinda makes sense why everyone was jumping to buy lots in the town of Springfield in 1817. Caborn is in the SE part of the county while Springfield is in the center of the county. (although the northern boundry with Gibson Co did not get finalized until 1823) Things kinda dwindled away in Springfield when the county seat was moved to Mt Vernon in 1825. (this is abt the time a few of my folks who bought some lots in Springfield started selling out and going to Clay Co, IL). Thanks for the help! Wanda -----Original Message----- From: EAllynM@aol.com [mailto:EAllynM@aol.com] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 5:54 PM To: INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INPOSEY] Blackford On one page of Goodspeed's History of Posey County, 1886 it states that Blackford was in section 29 of Marrs Twp. and was named after Judge Isaac Blackford. It was laid out in 1815. After Springfield became the County Seat in 1817, Blackford dwindled away and by 1886 the site was under cultivation. The catch is that there are TWO section 29's in Marrs Twp. One is near Caborn, the other is on the banks of the Ohio. On page 331 of Goodspeed's History it states that the first seat of justice was to be on 320 acres of land in the NEQ S30 T6S R12W and SEQ S19 T6S R12W. It also states that this location is less than a mile north of Caborn Station. So I would guess that Blackford was close to the place where sections 19, 20, 30 and 29 meet in T6S R12W, which would be about a mile north of Caborn. Emily Moore ==== INPOSEY Mailing List ==== List administrator... Gilbert Schmitt gsch50@aol.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237