Lone Tree, Indiana

Lone Tree, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Lone Tree is located in Indiana
Lone Tree
Lone Tree
Lone Tree is located in the United States
Lone Tree
Lone Tree
Coordinates: 39°07′33″N 87°07′44″W / 39.12588°N 87.12890°W / 39.12588; -87.12890
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGreene
TownshipWright

Lone Tree was an unincorporated community in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana, in the United States.[1][2][3][4] It was located at what is now the intersection of County Road 1000W (also known as Lone Tree Rd) and County Road 700N.[5]

According to the local county tourism board, Lone Tree "was founded in 1860 with a post office and a few businesses, but it was never a thriving village."[6] Records show that the post office was opened in 1857 and closed in 1862; then the Lonetree post office was opened again in 1897 and closed in 1906.[7][8]

Lone Tree (as well as Lone Tree Prairie and Lone Tree Creek) was likely named for a large oak tree in a prairie that was a local landmark.[9][4][7] The Lone Tree was said to be well-known to wagon drivers travelling between Louisville, Kentucky and Terre Haute, Indiana.[10]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Tree, Indiana
  2. ^ "Lone Tree (Wright township) Street Guide and Map". indiana-streets.openalfa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Boyd, Gregory A.; D., J. (May 20, 2010). Family Maps of Greene County, Indiana | (Deluxe Edition) | With Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, & More. Arphax Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1420311747.
  4. ^ a b Davidson, Timothy. HISTORY-OF-GREENE-COUNTY (Compiled By Timothy Davidson).
  5. ^ 1963 USGS map (Lone Tree marked on bottom right corner of map)
  6. ^ Indiana, Visit Greene County. "Lone Tree". Visit Greene County Indiana. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Guthrie, Wayne (July 7, 1958). "Spot is named for lone tree long gone". The Indianapolis News. p. 9. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  9. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to a local tradition, the village was named for a single oak tree...
  10. ^ Baber, Jack (1875). Early History of Greene County, Indiana. N.B. Milleson.


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