Bobtown is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Bobtown was likely founded after 1900.[3]
The community once had a school and a store. There was also a gunshop from 1870 to 1895.[4] The one-room schoolhouse was open from 1897 through 1939, and closed due to school consolidation.[5][6] Residents in the 1990s reported that the community was named after Bob Chastain, who owned the grocery store.[7]
The working title of John Cougar Mellencamp's 1987 album The Lonesome Jubilee was named Bobtown, because his grandparents had lived there after they were married.[8]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bobtown, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This community must have been established after 1900...
- ^ Belden, Roy H. Early Gunsmiths of Jackson County, p. 145, Indiana History Bulletin, Vol 27, No. 7 (July 1950)
- ^ Spicer, Zach (15 August 2015). One-Room Memories, The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana)
- ^ (23 August 1941). Sale of School Property, The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana) (notice for public auction of "Bobtown school grounds, schoolhouse and out buildings located on said grounds")
- ^ (11 May 1996). Small Community undergoes changes, The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana)
- ^ White, Timony (8 December 2001). A Portrait of the Artist, Billboard, p.19
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