Fountain County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

[Contact: Ann McRoden Mensch] FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Indiana
History < - > Genealogy *First created in 1826.
*County seat: Covington.
Located in western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's northern and western boundaries.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Attica, Aylesworth, Cates, Centennial, Coal Creek, Covington, Fountain, Graham, Harveysburg, Hillsboro, Hunter Corner, Kingman, Layton, Mackie, Maysville Crossing, Mellot, Newtown, Palmerton, Riverside, Roberts, Rob Roy, Silverwood, Simpson Corner, Steam Corner, Stephens Crossing, Stone Bluff, Veedersburg, Vine, Wallace, Wooley Corner and Yeddo.

Click HERE for General Franklin County information and links, OR
Select a town from above to go to the township location, with links and information specific to that area, OR, select a township from the following table:

Townships in Fountain County
(North = Top)
THE WABASH RIVER*		Logan Township	Davis Township
	Shawnee Township	--> <--	Richland Township
Troy Township Wabash Township	--> Van Buren Township	--> <--	Cain Township
Fulton Township	Mill Creek Township	-->	Jackson Township

*A feature - NOT a Township.
Surrounding Counties:
                                 N and NW = Warren County, IN   NE = Tippecanoe County, IN
W = Vermillion County, IN     FOUNTAIN COUNTY     E = Montgomery County, IN
                                               S = Parke County, IN

Fountain County, Indiana Reference or Fountain County, Indiana Reference
Fountain County, Indiana Statistics and Profile
Fountain County, Indiana Biographies and Brief History
USGenWeb for Fountain County, Indiana for Fountain County includes
1830, 1840, 1860 census and
Fountain County History
Old Settlers: Recollections of the Early Settlement of the Wabash Valley, by Sandford C. Cox (The formation of Fountain and Warren Counties and Their Early Settlers)
Fountain County Genealogy, by Karen Zach and Jeff Scism
1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
Fountain County, Indiana Biography Project, by Ed Moyer.
Access Indiana Teaching & Learning Center: Guide to The Wabash River - edited by Steve Mills.
Use the query form, at USGS, 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.
U.S. Census Bureau: Interactive County MAP for FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
Wabash-Erie Canal Association - Delphi, IN
Wabash-Erie Canal - Researched by Terry Pepper.
The Wabash and Erie Canal by Dwight Ericsson.
countyhistory.com: for Fountain County, by Ronald Branson!
- Fountain, Montgomery and Parke Counties, Indiana, Portrait and Biographical Record, Originally Published, by Chapman Brothers, in 1893, online by Ronald Branson.
The Political Graveyard for Fountain County, Indiana - contains information about U.S. politicians who were born, resided, or died in Fountain County, and Cemeteries and Memorials sites.
Indiana State Library.

Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
Indiana Biography Index
Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
Images from the County
County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)
Fountain County Histories in Microfilm and Microfiche

Attica Public Library

Covington-Veedersburg Public Library

Covington-Veedersburg Public Library

408 North Main Street - Veedersburg, IN 47987

Kingman Public Library

123 West State Street - P. O. Box 116 - Kingman, IN 47952-0116 Phone: (765) 397-3138
Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.;
Closed Sunday.

Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana* Page.
Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Indiana town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
1852 Map of the state of Indiana compiled from the United States surveys by S. D. King, Washington City. Exhibiting the sections & fractional sections; the situation & boundaries of counties; the location of cities villages & post offices canals, rail roads and other internal improvements, carefully laid down.
MyLocal.IN for Fountain County
Fountain County Genealogical Society, Inc. and Library - Information
405 North Mill Street - P.O. Box 273 - Veedersburg, IN 47987 Phone: (765) 294-4954
Fountain County Historical Society

             c/o Mr. Puckett PO Box 148 (mailing address)
                    Kingman, IN 47952-0148
                    (765) 397-3127

Fountain County Government
Fountain-Warren County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca.1882)

Fountain County Clerk's Office
Fountain County Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)

301 4th Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (317) 793-2192.
Contact clerk to verify current fees and instructions.
   Photocopies are $1 per page and self-addressed stamped envelope.
   Marriage Records from 1827 to present.
   Marriage applications from 1882.
   Will records from 1827.
   Probate records from 1832.

Fountain County Recorder

County Recorder

Fountain County Surveyor (For County Maps)

Fountain County Communities

Attica, Indiana Online
Attica Public Library

Kingman Public Library

123 West State Street - P. O. Box 116 - Kingman, IN 47952-0116 Phone: (765) 397-3138
Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.;
Closed Sunday.

Covington Public Library

Veedersburg Public Library

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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. Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.

Printed resources for Fountain County, Indiana include:

History of Fountain County, Indiana, 1983

Fountain County, Indiana, Marriage Records

Cemetery Inscriptions of Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County, Indiana cemetery records

150 Years of Witness, Nurture and Service : a History of the First Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ) at Veedersburg in Fountain County, Indiana

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.

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