Local History

This area is intended to be an ever-expanding section. Please contact us with interesting historical information to include!

Anderson History

• Anderson Auto History
• Anderson Auto Industry Newsletters
• Anderson High School
• Anderson High School X-Ray Newspapers
• Anderson History
• Anderson Public Library
• Madison County Cemetery Commission
• Picturing Madison County - A collection of 489 images of Madison County from as early as 1903
  

Lapel History

• The History of Lapel and Fishersburg

Notable Residents and Individuals

• James Whitcomb Riley
• Indiana Inventors -- a list of local people who invented or re-invented
• Chief Anderson -- a brief history of the person Anderson City was named after
• Delaware Indians Map -- a map of Delaware Indian villages along the White River
• Max Terhune -- was born February 12, 1891, in Amity, Indiana
• Fred Mustard Stewart -- local bestselling author

Madison County Histories on the Internet

• Emerson’s Anderson Directory, 1891-92
• Forkner, John L. Diary of the events of the year 1916.
• Forkner, John L. Diary of the events of the year 1920.
• Forkner, John L. History of Madison County, Indiana (1914),  V. 1
• Forkner, John L. History of Madison County, Indiana (1914),  V. 2
• Forkner, John L. and Byron Dyson.  Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana.
• Harden, Samuel. History of Madison County, Indiana from 1820 to 1874.
• Harden, Samuel. The pioneer. 1895
• Harden, Samuel. Those I have met ; or, Boys In blue. 1895
• Knight & Co.’s Anderson, Ind. and Madison County Biennial Directory, 1893-94.
• The Moravian Indian mission on the White River: diaries and letters, May 5, 1799 to November 12, 1806
• Portrait and biographical record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana. (1893)