[1] Rogersville was established in January 1837 by James O. Rogers and John R.

In 1851, it was documented that Rogersville had a post office with a postmaster named Jabesh Luellen.

[4] Luellen's tenure as postmaster appears to have been superseded by his son, David M. Luellen, who is listed as a postmaster of Rogersville in the book History of Henry County, Indiana.

[3] It has been stated that residents of the town were conductors on the Underground Railroad.

[6] Information at rootsweb.ancestry.com for the village states: Three of the town's residents, Jonathan Macy, his son-in-law, Jabish Luellen and Dr. William M. Kerr, were all conductors on the "Underground Railroad".