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HOWARD COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1844.
*County seat: Kokomo.
Located in central Indiana, it was named Richardville County prior to 1846.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Alto, Cassville, Center, Darrough Chapel, Fairfield, Greentown, Guy, Hemlock, Indian Heights, Jerome, Judson, Kappa, Kokomo, New London, Oakford, Phlox, Plevna, Poplar Grove, Ridgeway, Russiaville, Shanghai, Sycamore, Tampico, Terre Hall, Vermont, West Liberty, and West Middleton.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Howard 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:
                      NW =  Cass County, IN     NE = Miami County, IN
W = Carroll County, IN   HOWARD COUNTY   E = Grant County, IN
       SW = Clinton County, IN    S = Tipton County, IN


   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.

    • Genealogy and Local History Department.
    • Mortality: SCHEDULE 3 - page 505 Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1850, in the County of Howard State of Indiana.
    • Mortality: SCHEDULE 3 - Page 274; Page No. 1 Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860, in Honey Creek, Harrison, Monroe, Clay & Ervin Townships in the County of Howard State of Indiana, enumerated by me, W M Waters Ass't Marshal.
    • Mortality: SCHEDULE 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870, in Center Township, in the County of Howard , State of Indiana, enumerated by me, Y. F. Philips, Ass't Marshal.
    • Surname Index to: Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Extracted Indiana Counties: Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Miami and Tipton Lists the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post-office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance as called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882.

·         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

o        Indiana Plat Books

o        Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

     801 National Road W. - Richmond, IN 47373
Though located in Richmond, the library includes records and information related to Howard County, IN Quakers and Meetings.

·         Indiana State Archives.
   6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219   Phone: (317) 591-5222

o        Family History Resources

o        ICPR Collections

o        Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.

   120 East Mulberry Street, Room 209 - Kokomo, IN 46901-4657
    Phones: (765) 456-2400 OR (765) 456-2927
Births or Deaths which occurred between 1875 and 1920, should be in the Master Index Books in the office.  Those after 1920, are not indexed, so details should be given to help locate and identify the record as quickly as possible.

    Courthouse - 111 N. Main Street - P.O. Box 9004 - Kokomo, IN 46904
   Phone: (317) 456-2204.


Howard County Communities

Center Township communities include:  Darrough Chapel and the city of Kokomo (the county seat).



Clay Township is a rural township.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Ervin Township communities include:  Judson, Kappa, Poplar Grove and Ridgeway.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Harrison Township communities include:  Alto and West Middleton.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Honey Creek Township communities include:  Russiaville.

  • Kokomo-Howard County Library

    315 Mesa Drive -  Russiaville, IN 46979  Phone: (765) 883-5112.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Howard Township communities include:  Cassville and Vermont.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Jackson Township communities include:  Sycamore.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Liberty Township communities include:  Greentown, Guy and Plevna.
 

    Adult:  421 S. Harrison Street - Greentown, IN 46936   Phone: (765) 628-3534
   Children's: 301 S. Meridian Street - Greentown, IN 46936   Phone: (765) 628-2882.

   P.O. Box 313 - Greentown, IN 46936

   P.O. Box 161 - Greentown, IN 46936

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Monroe Township communities include:  New London and Shanghai.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Taylor Township communities include:  Center (Tampico), Hemlock (Terre Hall), Indian Heights and Oakford (Fairfield).

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.



Union Township communities include:  Jerome, Phlox and West Liberty.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

   220 North Union - Kokomo, IN  46901  Phone: (765) 457-3242.


Cemeteries within Union Township include:
    Jerome Cemetery - Latitude: 402724N, Longitude: 0855614W, situated to the west of Jerome, Indiana.
   Union Civil Cemetery - Latitude: 402610N, Longitude: 0855433W, located by CR 300 S, west of West Liberty, Indiana.
   New Hope Cemetery [Quaker] - Latitude: 402448N, Longitude: 0855515W, located south of Phlox and west off CR 1100 E, south from its intersection with SR 26 at Phlox, Indiana and north of Mud Creek (river).



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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.


Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2008, by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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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