Granville is a former town in Wayne Township,

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, in the

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History

Thomas W. Treckett and Thomas Concannon founded the town in 1834 on the south side of the

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, just south of the

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near the former site of the Native American settlement of

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. They

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ted the town to contain 153 lots, a public square and several streets, with such names as Lafayette, Cherry, Wabash and Washington. This plat is still in effect, with the lots and streets still visible in the county's GIS. In 1850 the town's name was changed to Weaton, after the local

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Indians (some maps incorrectly labeled it as "Wheaton"). They had been mostly removed west of the Mississippi River by treaties with the United States government. Later the name was changed back to Granville. The town flourished as a shipping center on the canal until the mid-1850s, when railroad competition drew off much of the business. With the decline of canal traffic, the town's economy also declined sharply. By 1878 Granville had virtually ceased to exist. The cemetery east of the town and the nearby bridge across the Wabash River still bear the name of Granville, though these areas are now serviced by the postal service as a part of West Point, Indiana.

Geography

Granville was located at 40°24′25″ N, 87°01′53″ W (40.406944, -87.031389) in Wayne Township, and has an elevation of approximately 550 feet. This is not far west of Lafayette, close to present-day Shadeland.

Notes

{{authority control Former populated places in Indiana Former populated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Populated places established in 1834 1834 establishments in Indiana