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History · Laughery

Laughery’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Laughery Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,090 (up from 4,736 at 2010) and it contained 2,108 housing units. Laughery Township took its name from Laughery Creek.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,736 to 5,090 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1961.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Laughery yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Laughery

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Paul BraggPaul BraggBatesville · 4 miWJWilliam JordanMilan · 11 miRonald G. DouglasRonald G. DouglasOsgood · 9 miEPE. J. PenningtonMilan · 11 miGrover HartleyGrover HartleyOsgood · 9 miJohn Henry TihenJohn Henry TihenOldenburg · 6 mi
By decade

Laughery, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Laughery is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Laughery has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Central Batesville Historic District in Batesville, 3.6 miles away.

Laughery and the nearest listed places

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Central Batesville Historic DistrictCentral HouseElias Conwell HouseStockheughter Covered BridgeOldenburg Historic District (Additional Documentation)Straber Ford Bridge

Closest to Laughery

Central Batesville Historic DistrictBatesville · Italianate3.6miCentral HouseNapoleon · Federal5.1miElias Conwell HouseNapoleon · Federal5.2miStockheughter Covered BridgeRay · Howe Truss · Built 18875.7miOldenburg Historic District (Additional Documentation)Oldenburg · Greek Revival6.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Central Batesville Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Laughery?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Laughery’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Batesville📜 Delaware📜 Napoleon📜 New Point
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