Crawford County, IN                 1870 Federal Census                 TOWNSHIP INFORMATION

ABOUT CRAWFORD COUNTY:

The first white settler, Thomas Ogle Stroud, arrived in the area in March 1806, settling on 
the Cider Fork of Whiskey Run creek.

Crawford County was formed on January 5, 1818, from land in Harrison, Orange, and Perry 
counties, prompted by a petition of what would become Crawford County's population.  Some
say it was named for William H. Crawford, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1818.  Others
say it was named for Col. William Crawford, who fought in the French and Indian War and
Revolutionary War. 

Bands of "White Caps" terrorized the county in the late 1880s, according to a report by 
Attorney General Louis T. Michener.  Blacks and others they disliked were forced out. 
Whitecapping was a violent vigilante movement of farmers in the United States during the 
late 19th and early 20th centuries.  It was originally a ritualized form of extralegal 
actions to enforce community standards, appropriate behavior, and traditional rights.


The files on-line for this transcription are in the following directory:
http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/crawford/1870/

Microfilm Roll# T593-306
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STATUS       DESCRIPTION          PAGE#-RANGE      TRANSCRIBER         PROOFREADER
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On-Line      Boone                   1A-5A         Robert E. Lane      Linda Talbott
On-Line      Alton Town              7A-8B         Robert E. Lane      Linda Talbott         
.            Jennings                9A-27B        .                   .
On-Line      Leavenworth Town       29A-36A        Robert E. Lane      Linda Talbott
On-Line      Magnolia Town          37A            Robert E. Lane      Linda Talbott         
.            Johnson                39A-47A        .                   .
.            Liberty                48A-57A        .                   .
.            Ohio                   58A-70B        .                   .
On-Line      Fredonia Town          72A-72B        Robert E. Lane      Linda Talbott         
.            Patoka                 73B-89B        .                   .
.            Sterling               90A-106B       .                   .
.            Union                 108A-121B       .                   .
.            Whiskey Run           122A-134B       .                   .


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This Census is being transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for 
The USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/
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