BooneCounty, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

BOONE COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1830
*County seat: Lebanon.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Advance, Big Springs, Brendan Wood, Dale, Dover, Eagle Village, Eaglewood Estates, Elizaville, Elmwood, Evansville (historic), Fayette, Gadsden, Hazelring, Herr, Jamestown, Lebanon, Max, Mechanicsburg, Milledgeville, New Brunswick, Northern Meadows, Northfield, Northfield Village, Pike, Rosston, Royalton, Russell Lake, Shannondale, Shepherd, Stringtown, Terhune, Thorntown, Ulen, Waugh, Whitestown and Zionsville.

Select from the TOWN list above, or the TOWNSHIP table below, to go to the township location, and information and links specific to that location.
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Townships in Boone County
(North = Top)

Sugar Creek Township	Washington Township	Clinton Township	Marion Township
Jefferson Township	Center Township	-->	Union Township
		Worth Township
Jackson Township	Harrison Township	Perry Township	Eagle Township

Surrounding Counties:
                                               N = Clinton County, IN
W = Montgomery County, IN     BOONE COUNTY     E = Hamilton County, IN
                                               S = Hendricks County, IN

BOONE COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1830; County seat is Lebanon.
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+ HISTORY & GENEALOGY: Articles & Online Databases + BIOGRAPHIES +
+ NATIVE AMERICAN: THE PEOPLE + NATURE +
+ ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research +
+ COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records +
+ PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH +

MAPS
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· Interactive Census Bureau Map of Boone County

· 1875 Map of Boone County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. ( see citation )

· 1895 Map of Boone County, Indiana, by Pam Rietsch at: prietsch@ismi.net

· USGS: Use the query form to map features including cemeteries, churches, populated places, and more. Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature. This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.

· NATIVE AMERICAN
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· Sugar Creek Historical Society

o P. O. box 23 - Thorntown, IN E-mail: thornpl@in-motion.net
"...a group of individuals interested in preserving the Indian and pioneer history of the Thorntown area..."

· The Miami Tribe ANNUITY PAY-ROLL JUNE 12, 1895!

· Native American Links

· History of the Miami and History of the Delaware, by Lee Sultzman

· The Miami lived primarily in the area of northern Indiana. In the 1650s, the Wea and Piankashaw were driven from the area of Indiana by the Iroquois, however, they gradually returned to Indiana beginning about 1680.

· History of the Potawatomi (By the 1760s, they expanded into northern Indiana from the northern areas between Milwaukee and Detroit.)

MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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· Boone County Historical Society

o P.O. Box 141 - Lebanon, IN 46052 - Phone: (765) 482-7220.

o The Cragun Family Story

· SullivanMunce Cultural Center (Museum and Library)
Zionsville, Indiana Phone: (317) 873-4900.

· Genealogy Library

CHURCHES
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· BCCN: Churches and Religious Groups in Boone County, Indiana

· Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana* Page.

CEMETERIES
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· Boone County Genealogical Society

o Box 83 - Thorntown, IN 46071 - Phone: (765) 436-7151.

o Cemeteries in Boone County, IN.

· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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· Boone County Community Network

o Communities in Boone County

o Boone County Tourism

· If you would like to travel to Boone County, Indiana, or just want to see the local news and sites, visit the Central Indiana Online Travel site for Boone County.

NATURE
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· Agriculture and Rural Living in Boone County, Indiana

NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county

BIOGRAPHIES
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· Boone County Historical Society
P.O. Box 141 - Lebanon, IN 46052 - Phone: (765) 482-7220.

The Cragun Family Story

· Boone County History and Pioneer Families, online by Ronald Branson of countyhistory.com!

HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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· INGenWeb for Boone County Genealogy - by Teresa Stover

o Boone County Histories

o History of Boone County - excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist, 1914.

o History of Boone County Past and Present, from Early Life and Times of Boone County, Indiana, published May 1887.

o Histories of Boone County Townships

o Histories of Boone County Cities and Towns

o Boone County Census Archives - includes transcribed 1850 census for Boone County.

o Boone County Archives

· 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!

· Boone County Historical Society

o P.O. Box 141 - Lebanon, IN 46052 - Phone: (765) 482-7220.

o The Cragun Family Story

· Sugar Creek Historical Society

o P. O. box 23 - Thorntown, IN E-mail: thornpl@in-motion.net
"...a group of individuals interested in preserving the Indian and pioneer history of the Thorntown area..."

· Boone County Genealogical Society

o Box 83 - Thorntown, IN 46071 - Phone: (765) 436-7151.

o Cemeteries in Boone County, IN.

· The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.

World War II Veterans Online Information Center

· BCCN: Sights Around Boone County, Indiana - Photos and images!

o Virtual Postcards with a Boone County Theme! - Local Sights in Boone County!

· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o Online Databases

o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o Indiana Biography Index

o Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2000

o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county

o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley

o Indiana Public Libraries

o Map of Indiana Libraries.

o WWII Servicemen Database

ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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· Boone County Historical Society

o P.O. Box 141 - Lebanon, IN 46052 - Phone: (765) 482-7220.

· Boone County Genealogical Society

o Box 83 - Thorntown, IN 46071 - Phone: (765) 436-7151.

o Cemeteries in Boone County, IN.

· SullivanMunce Cultural Center (Museum and Library)
Zionsville, Indiana Phone: (317) 873-4900.

· Genealogy Library

· Thorntown Public Library:

o 124 N Market - Thorntown, IN 46071 Phone: (765) 436-7348.

o Guinn Genealogy Center

· Lebanon Public Library:

o 104 E Washington St. - Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: (765) 482-3460

· Public Libraries in Boone County.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records
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· Boone County Community Network

o Local Government addresses and phone numbers.

· Boone County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from 1882) 116 W. Washington Street - Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: (765) 482-3942.

· Boone County Courthouse

· Clerk Boone Circuit and Superior Courts (For Marriage & Divorce Records) 212 Courthouse Square - Lebanon, IN 46052-2195 Phone: (765) 482-3510.
Copy fees are $1.00 per page. "If you wish for the Clerk's office staff to do a
search, it requires a self-addressed stamped envelope along with a $10.00 search fee."

· Boone County Recorder

o 209 Courthouse Square, Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: (765) 482-3070.

· Boone County Government Offices Directory Online.

Boone County Communities

Center Township communities include: Lebanon (county seat), Brendan Wood, Dale, Elmwood, Northfield Village, Stringtown and Ulen.

· City of Lebanon, IN with "History - City of Lebanon" from 1830.

· Brendan Wood is a community situated in the greater Lebanon city area (see map).

· Dale is a community midway between Lebanon and Whitestown (see map).

· Lebanon Public Library: 104 E Washington St. - Lebanon, IN 46052 Phone: (765) 482-3460.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Center Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Clinton Township communities include: Elizaville.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Clinton Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Eagle Township communities include: Evansville (historic), Northern Meadows, Royalton, Russell Lake and Zionsville.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Eagle Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

· The 1875 map of Boone County shows the town of "Evansville" situated at/near the present day city of Zionsville, Indiana.

· Eaglewood Estates is located near Hwy 334, west of Zionsville (see map).

· Eagle Village is located near Hwy 421, in eastern Eagle Township, near the Boone and Hamilton County line (see map).

· SullivanMunce Cultural Center (Museum and Library)
Zionsville, Indiana Phone: (317) 873-4900.

· Genealogy Library

· Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street - P.O. Box 840 - Zionsville IN 46077
Phone: (317)-873-3149 - Fax: (317)-873-8339

Harrison Township communities include: Milledgeville and New Brunswick.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Harrison Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Jackson Township communities include: Advance and Jamestown. The community of Max is located on the Jackson - Jefferson Townships line.

· History of Jamestown, Boone County, IN - by Jan Cox (with bibliography).

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Jackson Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

· Tri-Area Library in Jamestown, Indiana.

Jefferson Township communities include: Dover, Hazelring and Shannondale. The community of Max is located on the Jackson - Jefferson Townships line.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Jefferson Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

· Cox Cemetery, Thorntown, Indiana, by David Lee Guinn.

Marion Township communities include: Terhune and Waugh. The community of Big Springs is located on the Union - Marion Townships line.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Marion Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Perry Township communities include: Fayette, Herr and Shepherd.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Perry Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Sugar Creek Township communities include: Thorntown.

·         Sugar Creek Historical Society
     P. O. box 23 - Thorntown, IN     E-mail: thornpl@in-motion.net
   "...a group of individuals interested in preserving the Indian and pioneer history of the Thorntown area..."

· The Miami Tribe ANNUITY PAY-ROLL JUNE 12, 1895, (Act of March 2, 1895, 28 Stat. 903)

· A Military Life: A Chronology of the Life of Anson Mills

· Boone County Genealogical Society

o Box 83 - Thorntown, IN 46071 - Phone: (765) 436-7151.

o Cemeteries in Boone County, IN.

· Thorntown Public Library:

o 124 N Market - Thorntown, IN 46071 Phone: (765) 436-7348.

o Guinn Genealogy Center

· The Thorntown History Worms - "...a group of young people in grades 4-6 that are interested in having fun while learning about the history of Indiana..."

· BCCN: Sights from Western Boone County, Indiana - Photos and images!

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Sugar Creek Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Union Township communities include: Gadsden, Northfield and Rosston. The community of Big Springs is located on the Union - Marion Townships line.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Union Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Washington Township communities include: Mechanicsburg and Pike.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Washington Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

Worth Township communities include: Whitestown.

· Boone County Genealogy, by Teresa Stover, includes "Worth Township History", excerpts from The History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1, by Hon. L. M. Crist.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching on-site, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.

Printed resources for this page include:

· Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. First Edition, Second Printing. Yarmouth, Maine: Delorme. 1998.

· School and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore, Illinois: School and Library Publishing Company. 1982.

· New Sectional Township Map of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.

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