Kate’s Notes: 
   Many old county and city directories hold a wealth of information about the residents of the area. Unlike the telephone directories of modern times, these directories often supplied indices to govt officials, fraternities, clubs, church memberships, et al. Some, like the directory for Bartholomew County, also published photos of landmarks and of prominent citizens.
   For the extracts provided below I concentrated solely on those Gillilands listed in the address/telephone section of the directory. There are citations for Gilllilands throughout, however, and Philip Gilliland seems to have been an especially active member of the community. There was also a photo of John E. Gilliland in the pictorial section but the reproduction was too poor to furnish here. A fresh scan taken directly from the directory would be a welcome contribution.
   Copies of these old directories may be found in a number of places, primarily libraries and historical societies. Occassionally these directories or facsimilies can be found on ebay and Ancestry.com has a nice collection of these publications in their searchable database.

Key to the Gilliland listings below:
   First in order is name of patron, followed by the township in which he resided; this is followed by the P.O. address and the number of RFD route, and this by the indexed letter and figures showing location of residence on the Map of Bartholomew County which accompanied the text. (Unfortunately I was unable to locate a copy of this map so a contribution of same would be highly appreciated.) No women were included in this portion of the directory.
   The abbreviation “Haw” stands for Hawcreek Township. 

   

COMPLETE DIRECTORY

OF

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY

INDIANA

1903 -- 1904

EMBRACING THE LIST OF MEMBERSHIP IN ALL ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, CHURCH BOARDS, FRATERNITIES, AND ALL ORGANIZATIONS, TOGETHER WITH ALPHABETICAL LISTS  OF THE PATRONS OF THE TWENTY-NINE RURAL FREE DELIVERY ROUTES OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY; ALL TOWNS AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, ETC.

An Indexed Map of Bartholomew County

SHOWING THE LOCATION OF RESIDENCE OF ALL R.F.D. PATRONS
Including Portraits of Fifteen Hundred Bartholomew County People 
___________________

PUBLISHED  BY THE
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY DIRECTORY COMPANY.
COLUMBUS, INDIANA.

Gilliland, Charles; Haw, Hope 15, T-8.
Gilliland, F.  E.; Haw, Hope 15, S-6, Tlph Hope 74-3.
Gilliland, George; Haw, Hope 15, U.s. Tlph Hope 99-2.
Gilliland, J. E.*; Haw, Hope 15, S 7. Tlph 74-2.
Gilliland, Phillip; Haw, Hope 15, T-8. Tlph Hope 21-2 1/2.
Gilliland, Robert; Haw, Hope 15, T-8. Tlph Hope 21-2.
Gilliland, Samuel J.; Haw, Rugby 26, U-7. Tlph Hope 107-3A.
Gilliland, Willie; Haw, Hope 15, U-6.

* “J. E.” Gilliland was John E. Gilliland, whose photograph appeared in the pictorial section of the directory.