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Seymour,
Indiana is situated in the middle of four industrial
centers, at the intersection of two rail lines, and is served
by Interstate 65, Highways 50 and 31, and State Highways 11
and 258.
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Seymour's offerings are sure to please
everyone! Seymour is nestled amidst southern Indiana's
wildlife refuges, national, state and private parks, but yet
offers a modernized and unique downtown business section that
has been revitalized. It is said that our "Small
Towns, Historic Tracks" has made Seymour-Jackson County
the place in south central Indiana the place that really does
have everything you're looking for.
The downtown
business section in Seymour offers a mixture of retail and
service businesses. The beauty and convenience of
shopping in the historical downtown section gives consumers a
unique shopping experience. Antique shops, outlet stores and
quaint country gift shops are also popular shopping
attractions in the Seymour community.
Brief History of Seymour, Jackson
County, Indiana
The first settler on the
land that is now Seymour was James Shields who brought his
family here in 1816 and built on the property which is now the
old city cemetery. In 1820, he received a land grant for the
ground he had homesteaded in the area called Mule Crossing.
The son of James Shields,
Captain Meedy W. Shields, who later became a State Senator,
inherited his father's land holdings and developed it into a
prosperous farm. During the latter 1840's, a north-south
railroad connecting the Ohio River at Jeffersonville with
Indianapolis was built crossing the Shields' farm. In 1852, an
east-west railroad was being surveyed through Jackson County
and Shields persuaded the railroad company to run through his
property. In exchange for this favor, he agreed to name the
town after the railroad's civil engineer, J. Seymour.
Seymour, Indiana quickly became a major center of commercial
activity. The city was incorporated in 1864 with a population
of 1553.
For more information on
the history of the City of Seymour,
visit their community
website!
Fire & Police Protection
The City of Seymour is protected by three fire stations, strategically located within the city, and the City Police Department, which is located in downtown Seymour at 205 North Ewing. The State Police Post District 43, is also located in the city of Seymour on East Tipton Street, and provides protection for the counties of Jackson, Jennings and Bartholomew.
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