Wesley, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Wesley, Indiana
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Montgomery County
Pushpin Label:Wesley
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Montgomery County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Wayne
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.0678°N -87.0067°W
Elevation Ft:797
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47933
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-82286[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:445688

Wesley is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

This unincorporated town was home to a train station[2] (now gone) and a church school called Wesley Academy (building still there, no school being held any longer). The Wesley Chapel Church building that was built in 1901 is still standing today and will conduct worship services from time to time, and the Wesley Cemetery is also still being used today. The Wesley Chapel building still has most of the original stained glass windows installed along with many of the original fixtures still being used in the building for church services being held there today.

The main section of Wesley is located on the northern part of Section 20, Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana on the south side of highway U.S 136. Today, the village is dominated by the old Wesley Academy School building and the Wesley Church building. Wesley Storage sits to the east of the church and a butcher shop and meat locker (Miller's Quality Meats and Catering) to the east and several homes.

The Big Four Railroad was built to the west and south of Wesley in 1869 and 1.2 miles west of the village along the highway a flag stop was installed called Wesley Flag Station. It was at the station where a post office was set up, in addition to a grocery and cabinet shop. A wind mill pumped water to supply the locomotives and a toll booth was installed here when the road was graveled in the 1870.

A post office was established at Wesley in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley . H. H. Hill and N. Iddings . Beckwith, Hiram Williams . Kennedy, P. S. . amp . 1881 . 591.
  3. Web site: Montgomery County . Jim Forte Postal History . June 14, 2017.