Moonshine

 is situated on the southeast corner of section 29 in Orange Township, just east of the Johnson Township line. It lies about 9 miles south of Martinsville at the intersection of N. 600th Street and E. 300th road (county hwy 16). It received its name from the surrounding Moonshine Prairie, allegedly named by settlers in about 1840 when they saw the glistening of the dew upon the prairie grass in the moonlight. A post office was established at Moonshine on Oct 6, 1871 and was discontinued on Aug. 13, 1878.

The original Moonshine store was in the front room of a house owned by William "Billy" Martz, a veteran of the Civil War, located on the south side of the road. It also served as the first local post-office. Sylvester Crandall would bring the mail from Martinsville once a week by horse cart or buggy. A grocery store was built across the road in the late1800s to the north of the present store which was built about 1912. It was converted in 1982 to the Moonshine Store Restaurant.

To get to Moonshine, take Union St. south out of Martinsville, following the road straight for about 9 miles. It will turn into N. Creek Rd. and then N. 600 St.