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*First created in 1829.
*County seat:
Located in Central Indiana, the
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Adamsboro,
Anoka, Clymers, Danes, Deacon, Dunkirk, Galveston, Georgetown, Hoover, Kenneth, Lake Ciott, Leases Corner, Lewisburg, Lincoln, Little Charlie, Logansport, Lucerne, Metea, Mt. Pleasant, New Waverly, Old Adamsboro, Onward, Poundstone Corner,
Royal Center, Trimer, Twelve Mile, Verona, Walton and Young America.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Cass County
information and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is
located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
Select from the TOWNSHIPs Table below to view
information and links specific to the township.
Please note: Though the information on this web page is believed to be
correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify the webmaster should an error be
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Surrounding Counties:
NW = Pulaski
County, IN NE = Fulton County,
IN
W = White
County, IN CASS COUNTY
E= Miami County,
IN
SW = Carroll
County, IN S = Howard County,
IN
- Logansport Area Links
- Judge Isaac Naylor's account of an Indiana battle of 1811 - "...When the army arrived in view of Prophet's Town...
- Logansport/Cass County Chamber of Commerce.
- The Wabash River from Britannica Online.
- Wabash-Erie Canal Association -
- Cass County
Historical Society and Museum
- USGenWeb for Cass County, IN Genealogy - by Debby Beheler.
- The Political Graveyard for
Cass County, Indiana - information about memorials and politicians
who were born, lived or died in
- Genealogical Roots in Newspapers of Cass County, by Lisa R. Ford.
- countyhistory.com: for Cass County, by Ronald Branson!
- Tracking the Underground
Railroad no easy task, by Mary T. Mancha - "...several towns in
Northcentral
- Information regarding records of:
Logansport State Hospital: aka
- Postcard:
Logansport State Hospital: aka
- John
Tipton (1786-1839) - Served as Indiana Senator from 1832-1839,
born in
- France Park - Logansport, IN - with "...150 year old log cabin built around 1839 in Deer Creek township by Noah Fouts..."; remains of the Wabash and Erie Canal; a waterfall, the old "Kenith Stone Quarry", and topographical features were formed as the limestone was mined by the Casparis Stone Company (1892 - 1927) and the France Stone Company ( 1927 - 1967 ).
- Pioneer Priests of
Indiana: Stephen Theodore Badin - Many of the churches in
communities between
- Pennsylvania
Railroad Page -
- The
- Pharos-Tribune Online News of
- See also a Tiger Interactive
map of Cass County,
· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
o Indiana Biography Index (published before 1990)
o Indiana Biography Index (published since 1990)
o Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
o Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
· NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
o 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm
o 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
o Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
o Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
o Nonpopulation Census Records
o Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, by Kellee Blake.
- 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.
- The Political Graveyard,
for Cass County,
Indiana, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site
about
- Cass County
Historical Society and Museum
616
East Broadway -
- Cass County Health Department (For Birth and Death Records from ca. 1882)
Phone: (574) 753-7760 or (574) 753-7761.
Fees (personal checks NOT accepted): Birth Certificates $4,
Death Certificates $5.
Indiana
Birth and Death Certificates
Indiana State
List of County Health Departments
Logansport Memorial Hospital
Government Bldg. - 200
Court Park, Room 103 -
Phone: (574) 753-7740
Government Bldg. - 200
Court Park, Room 102 -
Phone: (574) 753-7810
Government Bldg. - 200
Court Park, Room 303 -
Phone: (574) 753-7700.
Adams Township communities include: Hoover, Little Charlie and Twelve Mile.
- France Park - Logansport, IN - with "...150 year old log cabin built around 1839 in Deer Creek township by Noah Fouts..."; remains of the Wabash and Erie Canal; a waterfall, the old "Kenith Stone Quarry"and topographical features were formed as the limestone was mined by the Casparis Stone Company (1892 - 1927) and the France Stone Company ( 1927 - 1967 ).
- Logansport Area Links
- Logansport/Cass County Chamber of Commerce.
- Logansport State
Hospital: aka
- John
Tipton (1786-1839) - Served as Indiana Senator from 1832-1839,
born in
- France Park - Logansport, IN - with "...150 year old log cabin built around 1839 in Deer Creek township by Noah Fouts..."; remains of the Wabash and Erie Canal; a waterfall, the old "Kenith Stone Quarry"and topographical features were formed as the limestone was mined by the Casparis Stone Company (1892 - 1927) and the France Stone Company ( 1927 - 1967 ).
- Cass County
Historical Society and Museum
1004 East Market Street - Logansport, IN 46947
616
East Broadway -
304 East
Jefferson Township communities include:
Georgetown, Kenneth,
Miami Township communities include: Danes,
Lewisburg, New Waverly and Old Adamsboro.
[ Additional Research Resources for All Indiana Counties ]
Professional 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:
- School and Library Atlas
of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
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