Yockey, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
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Yockey, or Redcross or Juliet is a former unincorporated community in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
Geography
Yockey was south of Bedford and north of Mitchell, on the Dixie Highway.[3]
History
Yockey has also been called Redcross[4] and Juliet.[5]
The community of Juliet was platted in 1850, in Section 11 of the township. The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway was built through the area at that time, and due to Juliet being the terminus of the line for several months, the community "became quite a commercial point; goods were wagoned from there to Bedford, Bloomington, Greencastle and all towns on that line; stage lines were established away up in the direction of Chicago; but the completion of the railroad north ruined the town's prosperity, and it soon fell into decay" for a number of years.[5] The etymology of the name "Juliet" is unknown;[6] the post office operated from 1852 to 1869.[7]
The name became Yockey when the postal name changed on January 10, 1880.[8] The name Yockey honored Charles Yockey, editor of several county newspapers.[9] Yockey's population was 50 in 1890,[10] and was 57 in 1900.[4]
Under the name Redcross the post office operated from 1893 to 1913.[11] During this era, Redcross was the site of several lime kiln operations, which employed around 40 men in the area.[12] The railroad station in the community closed circa the 1930s, according to a 1935 newspaper article in the Mitchell Tribune.[13]
A central passage house was all that was left of the community by 1992.[14]
