# Lone Tree, Indiana

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**Lone Tree** was an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) in [Wright Township](/source/Wright_Township,_Greene_County,_Indiana), [Greene County, Indiana](/source/Greene_County,_Indiana), in the [United States](/source/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](/source/Prairie) that was a local landmark.[9][4][7] The Lone Tree was said to be well known to [wagon](/source/Wagon) drivers travelling between [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville,_Kentucky) and [Terre Haute, Indiana](/source/Terre_Haute,_Indiana).[10]

## References

1. ["Lone Tree (Wright township) Street Guide and Map"](https://indiana-streets.openalfa.com/lone-tree). *indiana-streets.openalfa.com*. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

1. 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.

1. Davidson, Timothy. [*HISTORY-OF-GREENE-COUNTY (Compiled By Timothy Davidson)*](https://timothydavidson.com/genealogy/Ball-Clara/Greene-Co-IN/HISTORY-OF-GREENE-COUNTY.doc)

1. [1963 USGS map](https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=15d73de5b476cd4f869128ef2f74c8a4) (Lone Tree marked on bottom right corner of map)

1. Indiana, Visit Greene County. ["Lone Tree"](https://visitgc.com/where-to-go/communities/morecommunities/lone-tree/). *Visit Greene County Indiana*. Retrieved 2024-12-18.

1. Guthrie, Wayne (7 July 1958). ["Spot is named for lone tree long gone"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-spot-is-named-for/162312744/). *The Indianapolis News*. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

1. ["Greene County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Greene&searchtext=&pagenum=2). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

1. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). [*From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History*](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake). Indiana University Press. p. [201](https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/201). ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to a local tradition, the village was named for a single oak tree...

1. Baber, Jack (1875). *Early History of Greene County, Indiana*. N.B. Milleson.

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