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GIBSON COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1813 from Knox County.
*County seat: Princeton.
Located in south western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's western boundary, and the White River to the north.  Across the Wabash, to the west, is the neighboring state of Illinois.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Antioch, Beck, Buckskin, Buena Vista, Crawleyville, Dongola, Douglas, Durham, East Mt. Carmel, Egg Harbor, Fort Branch, Francisco, Gray Junction, Gudgel, Haubstadt, Hazelton, Hickory Ridge, Jimtown, Johnson, Kings, Knowles, Lyles, Mackey, McGary, Miller, Mount Olympus, Mounts, Oak Hill, Oakland City, Owensville, Patoka, Princeton, St. James, Skelton, Snake Run, Somerville, Warrenton and Wheeling.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Gibson 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.

Surrounding Counties:
                                 N =  Knox County, IN
W = Wabash County, IL     GIBSON COUNTY   E & NE = Pike County, IN
      SW = Posey County, IN   S = Vanderburgh County, IN   SE = Warrick County, IN

Visit American Local History Network for Illinois  hosted by Carol Dean and Susan Cook.

  • John Gibson (1740-1822) - Acting Territorial Governor of Indiana, July 4, 1800-January 10, 1801 and June, 1812-May, 1813; Gibson County's namesake.
  • Visit Gibson County (Tourism)
  • Gibson County Chamber of Commerce
  • 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.

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

o    Online Databases

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    Indiana Public Libraries

o    WWII Servicemen Database

o    Indiana Plat Books

o    Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

Princeton Daily Clarion (daily) - 100 N. Gibson St. - Princeton, IN
Oakland City Journal (weekly) - 100 N. Gibson St. - Princeton, IN
The White River News - P.O. Box 127 - Hazleton, IN 47640
The South Gibson Star-Times - 203 S. McCreary St. - Fort Branch, IN 47648

    210 S Main Street - Oakland City, IN  47660 Phone: (812) 749-3559.

   Courthouse Annex - 800 South Prince Street - Princeton, IN 47670-2664
   Phone:  (812) 385-3831.

   Courthouse - 101 West Main - Princeton, IN 47670  Phone: (812) 386-8401.
 

Gibson County Communities

Barton Township communities include: Buckskin, Mackey and Somerville.


Center Township communities include: Francisco.  The community of Douglas is situated on the Patoka and Center townships line.


Columbia Township communities include: Dongola, Gray Junction, Gudgel, Oak Hill and Oakland City.

  • Oakland City Public Library

    

    • 210 S Main Street - Oakland City, IN  47660 Phone: (812) 749-3559.


Johnson Township communities include:  Haubstadt, St. James and Warrenton.


Montgomery Township communities include: Antioch, Egg Harbor, Johnson, Knowles, McGary, Mounts, Owensville and Skelton.

  • Owensville Carnegie Public Library - Owensville, IN

Patoka Township communities include: Beck, Lyles, Kings and Princeton (the county seat).  The community of Douglas is situated on the Patoka and Center townships line.

   Courthouse Annex - 800 South Prince Street - Princeton, IN 47670-2664
   Phone:  (812) 385-3831.

   Courthouse - 101 West Main - Princeton, IN 47670  Phone: (812) 386-8401.


Union Township communities include: Durham and Fort Branch.  Snake Run is situated at the Union and Barton townships line.


Wabash Township communities include: Crawleyville, Hickory Ridge and Jimtown.

Washington  Township communities include: Buena Vista, Mt. Olympus and Wheeling.


White River Township communities include: East Mt. Carmel, Hazleton, Miller and Patoka.

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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 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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