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| | Local Catholic Franklin County, Indiana History |
 | | Though now the county seat of Franklin county, Brookville, the Catholics scattered along the White Water river, working on the canal, ca. |
 | | Brookville, the county seat of Franklin county, had reached a population of nearly 2,000 at the time of the 1880 census, and was described as "a flourishing, bright town, with fine scenery." By 1883, with the building of a fine parsonage, which cost $4,000, the value of the church property reached about $30,000. |
 | | The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis: The Church in Central and Southern Indiana. |
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