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Select this LINK to see GENERAL Dearborn 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 found.
 

• 1875 Map of Dearborn County, Indiana, by Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation )
• U. S. Census Bureau Dearborn County Profile.
• Interactive Present day Map of Dearborn County, Indiana.
• 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.

• A Guide to The Ohio Valley-Great Lakes Ethnohistory Archive: "...a unique assemblage of primary and secondary resources pertaining to the Native American occupancy of the region..." Assembled by David R. Miller, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University, (1979).
• First Nations Histories by Lee Stultzman
• Geographic Overview of First Nations Histories
• History of the Delaware
• Native American Links

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  MUSEUMS

• Dearborn County Historical Society
  
• 508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
     Phone: (812) 537-4075.
• "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."

 
COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
• Dearborn County - Offical site for Dearborn County.
• Dearborn County History.
• Local Historic Organizations/Commissions.
• Local Historic Sites.
• Dearborn County Communities.
• Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce - with
• A brief county history.
• Brief History of Dearborn County Towns.


NATURE

• Red Wolf Sanctuary - refuge and rehabilitation center for sick or injured animals indigenous to the Ohio River Valley.
   P.O. Box 235 - Dillsboro, IN 47018  Phone: (812) 667-5303.
• Dearborn County Local Parks
• Roster of Indiana Waters Navigable by county
• Ohio River Information - ORSANCO (Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission)
• Ohio River Counties
• Links to Ohio River and Water Quality Information...
• DNR: Indiana Canoeing Guide and Rivers and Canoeing Trails.

• Dearborn County Register
• Journal Press of Aurora
• Indiana State Library - County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)

CHURCHES
• Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy for Indiana
• History of the Catholic Church in Indiana.
• Trinity Lutheran Church
  9901 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 578 - Dillsboro, IN 47018.
• Dearborn Hills United Methodist Church - Lawrenceburg
• 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.

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  SCHOOLS and EDUCATION
  

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  BIOGRAPHIES

• countyhistory.com: for Dearborn County, by Ronald Branson!

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HISTORY: Articles ONLINE
• Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce - with
• Dearborn County - Official site for Dearborn County.
• Dearborn County History
• Dearborn County Towns and Townships - with township maps
• Dearborn County Historical Society
 - archived web page
• 508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
     Phone: (812) 537-4075.
• Microfilmed Resources
  
• INGenWeb for Dearborn County, Indiana, by Kathleen Esposito.
• Dearborn County Biographies
• 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
• The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
• World War II Veterans Online Information Center
• USA Veterans' Administration
• Indiana State Library.
   140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
• Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
• Indiana Biography Index
• Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
• Images from the County
• County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)

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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
• Lawrenceburg Public Library
     123 W. High Street - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025   Phone: (812) 537-2775.

• History and Genealogy
  
• Dearborn County Historical Society
 - archived web page
• 508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
     Phone: (812) 537-4075.
• Microfilmed Resources
  
• County Court Records and Archives. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."
• Aurora Public Library
• 414 2nd Street - Aurora, IN 47001   Phone: (812) 926-0646.
• Dillsboro Public Library
  
  • 10151 Library Lane - Dillsboro, IN 47018    Phone:  (812) 432-5200
  
  

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records
• Dearborn County Government.
• Dearborn County Historical Society
   508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
   Phone: (812) 537-4075.
• Microfilmed Resources
  
• Dearborn County Circuit Clerk (For Marriage and Divorce Records)
   Courthouse -  215 W. High St. - Lawrenceburg, IN  47025
   Phone: (812) 537-4075 or (812) 537-2151.
• County Court Information. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."
• Dearborn County Health Department (For Birth and Death Records from 1882)
   Dearborn County Administration Bldg. - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1910
   Phone:  (812) 537-8826.

Caesar Creek Township communities include: Farmers Retreat.
• Coles Chapel Cemetery, Ceasar Creek Township
  

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Center Township communities include: Aurora, Cochran and Texas.
• Hill Forest, a National Landmark in Aurora
• Aurora Public Library
• 414 2nd Street - Aurora, IN 47001   Phone: (812) 926-0646.

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Clay Township communities include: Dillsboro and Dillsboro Station.
• Red Wolf Sanctuary - refuge and rehabilitation center for sick or injured animals indigenous to the Ohio River Valley.
   P.O. Box 235 - Dillsboro, IN 47018  Phone: (812) 667-5303.
• Trinity Lutheran Church
  9901 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 578 - Dillsboro, IN 47018.

• Dillsboro Public Library
  
  • 10151 Library Lane - Dillsboro, IN 47018    Phone:  (812) 432-5200
  
  

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  Harrison Township communities include: Braysville, Longnecker and West Harrison.
• Braysville Cemetery, in Harrison Township, by Merle Schlemmer and Ruth Cox Schlemmer, 1998.
  

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  Hogan Township communities include: Mt. Sinai and Wilmington.
  

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  Jackson Township communities include: Hubbells Corner, Lawrenceville, New Alsace and Weisburg.
  

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  Kelso Township communities include: Dover and St. Leon.
• Heuck-Probst Cemetery, in Kelso Township, by Merle Schlemmer and Ruth Cox Schlemmer, 1999.
  

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  Lawrenceburg Township communities include: Greendale, Hardinsburg, Homestead, Lawrenceburg Junction, Nebo, Utah, Westside, and Lawrenceburg (the county seat).  Oldtown was located at/near Lawrenceburg (see map).
• Dearborn County - Offical site for Dearborn County.
• Dearborn County History.
• Local Historic Organizations/Commissions.
• Local Historic Sites.
• Dearborn County Communities.
• Dearborn County Government.
• Dearborn County Historical Society
   508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
   Phone: (812) 537-4075.

• Microfilmed Resources
  
County Court Records and Archives. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."
• Dearborn County (COC) with
  
Brief Dearborn Co. History & Brief City & Town Histories.
• Dearborn Hills United Methodist Church - Lawrenceburg
• Lawrenceburg Public Library
     123 W. High Street - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025   Phone: (812) 537-2775.

• History and Genealogy
  

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Logan Township communities include: Logan.


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Manchester Township communities include: Kirschs Corner, Kyle, Manchester and Wrights Corner.  Bonnell appears to have been located in Manchester Township, southwest of Yorkville, in York Township.  Kennedy is situated at the York and Manchester townships line.
• Platt Cemetery, Manchester Township, transcribed by Kathy Ross.
  

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  Miller Township communities include: Bright and Hidden Valley.
  

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  Sparta Township communities include: Chesterville, Cold Springs, Moores Hill and Sparta.
• South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta Township, transcribed by Kathy Ross.
  

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  Washington Township communities include: This is a rural township.
• Trestor Cemetery, Washington Township, transcribed by Ray Lundquist.
  

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  York Township communities include: Yorkville.  Kennedy is situated at the York and Manchester townships line.
  

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• City of Aurora and The City of Spires: History
• Dearborn County - Offical site for Dearborn County.
• Local Historic Organizations/Commissions.
• Local Historic Sites.
• Dearborn County Communities.
• Town of Dillsboro, Indiana.
• City of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
• City of Greendale, Indiana.
• Town of Moores Hill, Indiana.
• Town of St. Leon, Indiana.
• Town of West Harrison, Indiana.

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.