Genealogy Trails - Jefferson County

This county was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. It presents a great variety of soil and surface. " The bottoms on the Ohio, and along the principal creeks, are a rich loam, mixed with sand, and the lofty and steep hills near them have also a rich soil. On the table lands, back of the hills, there is more clay; and still further in the interior a considerable portion of the land is nearly level, covered mostly with beech timber unfit for corn or grain, and suitable only for grass. About one half of the county is of this character."
Madison, the county seat of Jefferson county, is located on the Ohio, and at the terminus of the Madison division of the Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis railroad. It ranks among the most important river cities, having a population of over thirteen thousand, and immense manufacturing and commercial interests. The public improvements are good, its educational facilities excellent. The growth of Madison has not been rapid, but it has been substantial.

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INDIANA TRAILS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

Jefferson County, Indiana

INDIANA TRAILS
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY