The Staleys, in 1825 or 1826, were probably the first settlers in Adams Township. Early settlers in the area of Crown Center (Mount Tabor) are reported to have been Bright Pruitt, Garland Gentry, David Curtis, Eli Pruitt, and Jesse Pritchett. By the 1840s there were four schools in place and several churches in the township.

     The area was called Mount Tabor from about 1856 when the Christian Church was organized. Henry E. Warmouth opened a post office on March 27, 1891. The name Mount Tabor was already in use so he applied for the name Crown Center.

     At the turn of the century, Crown Center is reported to have been a busy little town with a church, school, two stores, a blacksmith, and a doctor's office. Doctor McClure was a typical country doctor who practiced in Crown Center and Lake Valley, also known as Chiseltown, to the west. Around the same time, George Warmouth had a horseracing track near the crossroads at the western end of town.

     The post office was offically closed on May 15, 1905 and mail was forwarded to Stilesville, in Putnam County.

     The Crown Center Cemetery is located approximately one-quarter mile west of State Road 42 and is visible from Mount Tabor Church.

     The, "People's Guide and Directory," of Morgan County recorded the following list of persons living in or near Crown Center in 1874.

ADAMS, W.E., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1842. COLLINSWORTH, NATHANIEL, farmer, born in Morgan County, 1849. COLLINSWORTH, THOMAS, farmer, born in Morgan County, 1844. GENTRY, ELERSON, farmer and mechanic, born in Indiana, 1833. GENTRY, HARRISON, farmer, born in Indiana, 1846. HAZLETT, W.J., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1855. HUBBEL, SARAH, farming, born in Virginia, 1810. HODGE, MORGAN, farmer, born in Indiana, 1855. LACY, WILLIAM C., farmer, born in Indiana, 1850. MEAZEL, ELIZABETH, born in Kentucky, 1834. MEAZEL, LEVI H., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1847.

ODELL, ISAAC, farmer and coon hunter, born in North Carolina, 1802. PRITCHETT, F.M., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1837. PRUITT, B.A., farmer, born in Kentucky, 1835. PRUITT, ELI, farmer and minister, born in Kentucky,1820. PRUITT, E.R., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1851. PRUITT, J.M., farmer, born in Morgan County, 1844. RIKE, SILAS, blacksmith, born in North Carolina, 1834. SMITH, JOSEPH J., farmer, born in North Carolina, 1818. TERRELL, J.A., farmer, born in North Carolina, 1843. WILSON, S.A., farmer, born in North Carolina, 1834. WILSON, A.B., farmer, born in North Carolina, 1854.