Lone Tree, Indiana

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]

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2. ^ "Lone Tree (Wright township) Street Guide and Map". indiana-streets.openalfa.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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. ^ 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 2024-12-18.
7. ^ Guthrie, Wayne (7 July 1958). "Spot is named for lone tree long gone". The Indianapolis News. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
8. ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 September 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.