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Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. The state's name means "Land of the Indians," or simply "Indian Land." This name dates back to at least the 1760s but was first applied to the region by the United States Congress when the Indiana Territory was incorporated in 1800, separating it from the Northwest Territory. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee. German is the largest ancestry reported in Indiana, with 22.7% of the population reporting that ancestry in the Census. Persons citing American (12.0%) and English ancestry (8.9%) are also numerous, as are Irish (10.8%) and Polish (3.0%). Most of those citing American ancestry are actually of English descent, but have family that has been in North America for so long, in many cases since the early colonial era, that they identify simply as "American". In the 1980 census 1,776,144 people claimed German ancestry, 1,356,135 claimed English ancestry and 1,017,944 claimed Irish ancestry out of a total population of 4,241,975 making the state 42% German, 32% English and 24% Irish. Located in the midwestern United States, Indiana is one of eight states that make up the Great Lakes Region. Indiana is bordered on the north by Michigan, on the east by Ohio, and on the west by Illinois, while Lake Michigan borders Indiana on the northwest and the Ohio River separates Indiana from Kentucky on the south. |
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The following are
surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having
been either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. Names in dark red denote
direct ancestral surnames. |
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Allison; Charles;
Crigger;
Davis; Eubanks; Evans; Gardner; Golliday; Horrall; McMahan;
McVicker; Montgomery; Moots;
Moreland; Peachee; Rigdon; Robertson;
Ross; Tiffin;
Williams |
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Fry;
Hauer; Howard; Schlott |
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Click on this link to find out more about each surname listed
above as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
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This link will also lead you to surname resources at Rootsweb, and information about
the world-wide distribution of a surname. |
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Use this free genealogy site to help
you get the best
genealogy searches from Google™ by using
your family tree, for your research. It will create
a series of different searches using tips or
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that will
likely improve your results.
The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and the
Internet to find ancestry information about this or any other Surname. |
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Click
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information about the World distribution of any surname. You can get greater |
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for any of the maps by clicking on the area, i.e
state, county that you are interested in. |
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Our Ancestral Counties
The following
named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS home page. Here you will find
additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about
our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our
database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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Gazetteer
of Places
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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Indiana Cities - profiles of 3,631 Indiana cities, towns &
neighborhoods Indiana Schools search by city,
county, or address Indiana Physical Features
such as lakes,
islands & steams Indiana Cultural Features
such as parks, hospitals
& airports Indiana Civil Features
such as Native Areas
and Political Subdivisions Search
by Name, County, ZIP Code or Area Code |
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* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Military Installations;
Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails |
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Indiana, United States
Details | Resources | Counties | Cities | Cemeteries | Surveys | |
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Boundary changes
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Conducting genealogical
research in the United States requires an understanding of State and County
boundaries. As the population grew more
counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. As such you may be looking
for records in the wrong county or state.
The web site for the Atlas of Historical County
Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. The Atlas of
Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for people seeking
records of past events, as well as people trying to analyze, interpret and
display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital
Records that
document birth, death, and marriage.
The following link will take you to a list of all the boundary changes to this State and each county or
equivalent within this U.S. State, as well as the date these changes occurred. Each entry is followed by a citation to the
primary source(s) used to determine the change. |
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Maps and text covering the
historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county,
extinct county, and unsuccessful county proposal
from the creation of the first county through 31 December 2000. Choose a date
(day, month, and year) to view historical county configurations against the
modern county network. Use the toolbar to zoom, pan, measure, view
descriptions and citations, or print a desired map. Use the Help button on
top right of the interactive map frame to read full descriptions of how to
use the layers and tools on the interactive map site. View Index of
Counties and Equivalents Complete index of every
county, county equivalent, or other area relevant to the evolution of state
and county boundaries; includes extinct and proposed counties, non-county
areas, and provides cross references for name changes, and hyperlinks to
corresponding entries from the Individual County Chronologies. Also
accessible from the County Index link at the bottom of the interactive map
frame. View Consolidated
Chronology of State and County Boundaries Organizes the historical data
chronologically, combining all the county events into a single composite
entry for each date. Each entry is followed by a citation to the primary
source(s) used to determine the change. Also accessible from the Chronologies
link at the bottom of the interactive map frame. View
Individual County Chronologies Organizes the historical data
alphabetically by county name with each entry covering all the changes to a
single county or equivalent. Each entry is followed by a citation to the primary
source(s) used to determine the change. Also accessible from the Chronologies
link at the bottom of the interactive map frame. |
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County Research
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Clicking
on a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb
Project
also sponsors important Special
Projects,
at the national level, that were created to collect and disseminate data that
goes beyond county and state lines. |
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Adams; Allen; Bartholomew; Benton; Blackford; Boone; Brown; Carroll; Cass; Clark; Clay; Clinton; Crawford; Daviess; Dearborn; Decatur; Dekalb;
Delaware; Dubois; Elkhart; Fayette; Floyd; Fountain; Franklin; Fulton; Gibson; Grant; Greene; Hamilton; Hancock; Harrison; Hendricks; Henry; Howard; Huntington; Jackson; Jasper; Jay; Jefferson; Jennings; Johnson; Knox; Kosciusko; La Porte; Lagrange; Lake; Lawrence; Madison; Marion; Marshall; Martin; Miami; Monroe; Montgomery; Morgan; Newton; Noble; Ohio; Orange; Owen; Parke; Perry; Pike; Porter; Posey; Pulaski; Putnam; Randolph; Ripley; Rush; St.
Joseph; Scott; Shelby; Spencer; Starke; Steuben; Sullivan; Switzerland; Tippecanoe; Tipton; Union; Vanderburgh; Vermillion; Vigo; Wabash; Warren; Warrick; Washington; Wayne; Wells; White; Whitley; Unknown County |
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County
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Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project
based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link
(below) will take you to the Wikipedia article about the county. Here you will find additional links to
guide the user to related pages with additional information. |
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· Adams · Allen · Benton · Boone · Brown · Carroll · Cass · Clark · Clay · Clinton · Crawford · Daviess · Dearborn · Decatur |
· DeKalb · Delaware · Dubois · Elkhart · Fayette · Floyd · Fountain · Franklin · Fulton · Gibson · Grant · Greene · Hamilton · Hancock · Harrison |
· Henry · Howard · Jackson · Jasper · Jay · Jennings · Johnson · Knox · LaGrange · Lake · LaPorte · Lawrence |
· Madison · Marion · Marshall · Martin · Miami · Monroe · Morgan · Newton · Noble · Ohio · Orange · Owen · Parke · Perry |
· Pike · Porter · Posey · Pulaski · Putnam · Randolph · Ripley · Rush · Scott · Shelby · Spencer · Starke · Steuben · Sullivan |
· Tipton · Union · Vigo · Wabash · Warren · Warrick · Wayne · Wells · White · Whitley |
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Where in the World are My
Ancestors?
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as important as their
names. The LINK |
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to the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and
other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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Gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has
been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this
location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit
some of the interesting historical sites located therein. It can be very satisfying to mix research
with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an
understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral state for
genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to
visit are the State Archives; the State Library; and the State historical
and/or genealogical societies. It is
also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order
to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to
historical and genealogical societies. Most if not all of these links are to websites that do not require a subscription. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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history
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·
"Every Name Index" databases for Indiana
county histories ·
History of the Indiana democracy, 1816-1916 ·
An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana |
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Libraries, museums, arcxhives
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Historic
House Museums & Historic Structures ·
Historic House Museums in Indiana
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Historical
Museum Guide for Indiana ·
Indiana Memory : Indiana digital
library |
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Indiana State Digital Archives
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Indiana State Library
Genealogy Division |
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Maps and gazetteers
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·
Indiana County Maps 1790 - Present ·
Indiana Historical County Boundaries ·
Indiana Maps U.S. Map Collection, 1513-1990 $ ·
Indiana Towns and Cities (USGS) ·
Shelton & Kensett's Map Of The State of Indiana
1817 ·
Vincennes district 1819 ·
Map of Indiana 1822 ·
Indiana 1823 ·
Ohio and Indiana 1823 ·
Ohio, Indiana 1823 ·
Ohio and Indiana 1825 ·
Map of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois &
part of Michigan Terr. 1826 ·
Indiana 1828 ·
Ohio, Indiana & Illinois And Part Of Michigan
Territory 1831 ·
Indiana, Ohio 1832 ·
Indiana
1833 ·
Missouri, Ill., Ind. 1833 ·
Indiana 1835 ·
New Map Of Indiana 1836 ·
Indiana 1838 ·
Map of Ohio and Indiana 1839 ·
Indiana 1840 ·
Indiana 1841 ·
Map
of the states of Indiana and Ohio 1842 ·
Map of
Indiana and Ohio with part of Michigan Territory 1842 ·
Indiana 1845 ·
New Map Of Indiana 1846 ·
Indiana und Ohio 1854 ·
Indiana 1856 |
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County Map Of Ohio, And Indiana 1860 ·
Ohio and Indiana 1860 ·
Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky 1863 ·
Indiana 1866 ·
Ohio, Indiana 1870 ·
Railroad
distance & township map of Indiana 1871 ·
New
sectional and township map of Indiana 1874 ·
Indiana 1875 ·
New sectional and township map of Indiana 1876 ·
Geological and Climatological
maps of Indiana 1876 ·
Colton's map of the state of Indiana 1877 ·
State of Indiana 1878 ·
Indiana 1879 ·
Ohio, Indiana 1880 ·
Outline
Map of Indiana 1882 ·
Clemens map of Indiana 1882 ·
Indian
names of lakes, rivers, towns, forts &c. of Indiana 1882 ·
Geological
map of Indiana 1883 ·
Geological
map of Indiana 1884 ·
Post route map of Ohio,
Indiana & Cinncinnati environs 1884 ·
State of Indiana 1886 ·
Indiana Between 1880 and 1889 ·
Indiana 1890 ·
Bridgman's New Sectional and Township Map of Indiana
1894 ·
The
Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Indiana
1894 ·
Indiana 1897 ·
Drainage
map of southern Indiana 1901 ·
Mendenhall's
new road map & route book of Indiana, 1901 ·
Mendenhall's
road map and route book of Indiana, 1901 ·
Mendenhall's guide and road map of Indiana, 1906 ·
State of Indiana 1916 |
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IN
State Department of Health:
Birth & Death Certs. ·
Births
and Christenings 1773-1933 ·
IN Birth Certs., Death Records, Marriage Licenses ·
Indiana
Death Index 1882-1920 ·
Indiana
Marriage Records Project ·
Indiana
Marriages 1811-1959 |
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Indiana
Marriages 1780-1992 ·
Indiana
Marriages, 1802-1892 $ ·
Indiana
Marriages, 1845-1920 $ ·
Indiana
State Library Genealogy Database ·
Indiana Vital Records
Information |
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societies
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Great Lakes
Chapter Assoc. of Professional Genealogists ·
Historic Landmarks Foundation of
Indiana ·
Indiana Daughters of the American
Revolution ·
Indiana Genealogical Society ·
The Indiana Society
Children of the American Revolution |
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Italian Heritage Society of Indiana ·
Magna Charta Dames & Barons Indiana
Division ·
Old Northwest Historical Society ·
Palatines to America
Indiana Chapter |
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Internet resources
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The Google search
engine button and following web sites may
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with additional information to
assist with your research about
this U. S. State.
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50states.com - States and Capitals ·
United States Research
Wiki – Family Search ·
Genealogy Trails History
Group ·
United States Research
Wiki –
Family Search ·
Family
Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
Birth & Marriage
Records Indexes for USA ·
Record
Search - Family
Search.org ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by
county |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S.
States ·
Rootsweb.com
– U.S. Message Boards ·
Cyndi's
List – United States Index ·
Data Base Collections
at Ancestry.com ($) ·
Linkpendium ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable
Death Indexes & Records ·
Census Finder –Free Census and other Records |
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Kindred Trails.com – Indiana |
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Rootsweb Message Board – Indiana |
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Free Records & Databases
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All of the records and databases
we’ve collected are FREE and can be accessed
and searched online without having to pay for a subscription. We have divided our collected into 14
record types as follows: Biographical;
Birth; Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death;
Immigration & Naturalization; Land; Marriage; Military; Newspapers;
Occupational; and Tax Records. We try not
to list any sites that have only a few records for the purpose of getting you
to a website that will charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a
name.
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Genealogy Reference Library
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State. |
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