JENNINGS COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1817.
*County seat: Vernon.
Located in southeastern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Benville Post Office (historical),
Brewersville, Butlerville, Cana Post Office (historical), Commiskey, Four Corners, Grayford, Hayden, Hilltown,
Lovett, Nebraska, North Vernon, Oakdale, Paris, Paris Crossing,
Queensville, San Jacinto, Scipio, Slate Post Office (historical), Staples Ford, Vernon, Walnut Ridge, Whitcomb and Zenas.
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Surrounding Counties:
NW = Bartholomew
County, IN NNE = Decatur
County, IN
W = Scott
County, IN JENNINGS COUNTY
E = Ripley
County, IN
SW = Scott
County, IN S = Jefferson
County, IN
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JENNINGS COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1817, from Jackson &
Jefferson
Counties; County seat is Vernon.
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MAPS
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- Interactive Census Bureau Map
of Jennings County
- Jennings
County Map - includes townships and roads
- See a Map of Indiana
Counties in 1816 (the year before Jennings
County was established)- adapted from George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong's:
Indiana Boundaries: Territory,
State, and County, Indianapolis,
1933.
- 1875
Map of Jennings County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation)
- 1895 Map of Jennings County,
Indiana, by Pam Rietsch at:
prietsch@ismi.net
- 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.
NATIVE AMERICAN
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MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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- Jennings County
Historical Society
134 E. Brown Street
- Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-8989.
CHURCHES
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CEMETERIES
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- 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.
- Coffee Creek
Baptist Church
Cemetery
Coffee Creek
Christian Cemetery
Keith Cemetery
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COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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NATURE
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- Jennings
County Nature
- Muscatatuck River - "The Stream of Many
Turns" - Information and Canoe Trails.
- EcoIndiana:
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
- The
Building Stones of Indiana - an 1886 article from
"Manufacturer and builder", Volume 17, Issue 4, April 1885,
online from Cornell U. MOA : "...We find in
the report of the geological survey of Indiana for the year 1878, a useful
chapter on the occurrence and physical properties of the building stones
of that State...The total exposuie of the North
Vernon blue stone is about 30 feet thick, and the bed covers an extemided area in Jennings and Jefferson
counties..." Ureensburg, or Flat Bock,
Stone is extensively quarried at Various localities in Dearborn county,
but principally in time vicinity of Greensburg, on Sand Creek, and St.
Paul, on Flat Rock Creek, in Decatur county..." or Library of
Congress Text
Version.
NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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Indiana
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Newspaper
Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
BIOGRAPHIES
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HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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2375 N. State Highway 3 - North Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-2091.
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Online Resources for
Jennings County
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Jennings
County, Indiana Court Records Index, Genealogy Boxes 91-120
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1880
Census Index, by familysearch.org
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1820 Indiana
Census Index, by Lori!
- From LOC site search
for Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States,
1789-1873 Tuesday, January 19, 1847: By Mr. Thomas Smith: A
petition of citizens of Jennings and Ripley counties, in the State of
Indiana, praying the establishment of a mail route from Vernon, in
Jennings county, to Otter village, in the county of Ripley, State of
Indiana...
- W.P.A. Life
Histories for Indiana: From List select: "Reminiscences of
Morgan's Raid" - "...At the time of the raid I was not at
home in Graham township which was less than a mile from the line of march
of the enemy army, but was away temporarily visiting my uncle, Dr. N. D. Gaddy, at Weston, in Jennings county, and so did not
see any of the rebels...Hearing of a movement among the citizens to
assemble at Vernon and engage the enemy in battle, my uncle joined
them..."
- Civil War: NPS:
Civil War Soldiers and
Sailors System - 102nd and 103rd Regiments
Indiana Volunteer Infantry Organized to repel Morgan's Raid July 10,
1863. Left Indianapolis, Ind.,
for Vernon
July 11. Pursuit of Morgan from Vernon to Harrison... This raid marks one of only two Civil
War confrontations fought on northern soil.
- The Doughboy Center -
presented by The Great War Society.
- World War II Veterans Online
Information Center
- USA Veterans' Administration
- Photos
of Madison & Indianapolis Railroad,Vernon
Overpass, Gains St. & Pike St., VERNON, Jennings County, IN.
- Jennings County,
Indiana Interesting Facts and Historic Photos
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Indiana
Biography Index (published before 1990)
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Indiana
Biography Index (published since 1990)
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Index of
Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
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Index
of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2000
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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2375 N. State Highway 3 - North Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-2091.
Genealogy Dept. E-mail: jlibrary@seidata.com
or
"Denise Shafer" on the subject line - E-mail:
djgen@email.com
- Jennings County
Historical Society
134 E. Brown Street
- Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-8989.
COUNTY
GOVERNMENT &
Vital Records
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- Jennings County
Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
P.O. Box 323 - Vernon,
IN 47282-0323 Phone: (812) 352-3024.
- Jennings County
Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)
Courthouse - P.O. Box 385 - Vernon,
IN 47282 Phone: (812) 352-3070.
- Jennings
County Clerk Office
24 Pike Street - Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 352-3070.
15 Pike Street - Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 352-3053.
- Jennings
County Surveyor (For County Maps)
North Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: (812)
352-3057.
Jennings County Communities
Bigger
Township communities include: San Jacinto.
Benville Post Office (historical) was located in
eastern Bigger Township (see map)
Campbell
Township communities include: Butlerville and Nebraska.
In addition, Foster's Atlas (cited below) shows a community named Oakdale which
appears to be within Campbell
Township.
Center
Township communities include: North Vernon and Whitcomb.
2375 N. State Highway 3 - North Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-2091.
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Online Resources for
Jennings County
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Jennings
County, Indiana Court Records Index, Genealogy Boxes 91-120
Columbia
Township
communities include: Zenas.
Geneva Township communities
include: Queensville and Scipio.
Lovett Township communities
include: Lovett.
Marion
Township is a
rural township.
Cana Post Office (historical) was located in Marion Township
Slate Post Office (historical) was located in Marion Township
Montgomery Township
communities include: Commiskey, Hilltown, Paris and Paris Crossing.
Sand
Creek Township
communities include: Brewersville.
Spencer Township communities include: Four Corners,
Hayden, and Staples Ford.
Vernon Township communities
include: Grayford, Vernon and Walnut Ridge.
- Vernon
was founded, in 1812, on the Muscatatuck River : "The Stream of Many
Turns".
- From LOC site search
for Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States,
1789-1873 Tuesday, January 19, 1847: By Mr. Thomas Smith: A
petition of citizens of Jenning and Ripley
counties, in the State of Indiana, praying the establishment of a mail
route from Vernon, in Jennings county, to Otter village, in the county of
Ripley, State of Indiana...
- W.P.A. Life
Histories for Indiana: From List select: "Reminiscences of
Morgan's Rai" - "...At the time of
the raid I was not at home in Graham township which was less than a mile
from the line of march of the enemy army, but was away temporarily
visiting my uncle, Dr. N. D. Gaddy, at Weston,
in Jennings county, and so did not see any of the rebels...Hearing of a
movement among the citizens to assemble at Vernon and engage the enemy in
battle, my uncle joined them..."
- Jennings County
Historical Society
134 E. Brown Street
- Vernon, IN
47282
Phone: (812) 346-8989.
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Ann McRoden
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Researching onsite, and with the vast
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Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America. Search the Library's
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or topic.
Jennings County, Indiana Cemeteries:
Baldwin Cemetery - Latitude: 385834N; Longitude: 0853642W
Barkman
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385536N; Longitude: 0854739W
Bear Creek Cemetery
- Latitude: 390533N; Longitude:
0853446W
Bethel Cemetery - Latitude: 385842N; Longitude: 0852835W
Butlerville
Cemetery -
Latitude: 390228N; Longitude:
0853136W
Callicotte
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385549N; Longitude: 0853126W
Cave Springs Cemetery
- Latitude: 390636N; Longitude: 0853913W
Cornell Cemetery
- Latitude: 390916N; Longitude:
0852922W - (see map)
Located in Columbia
Township, near the Decatur
and Jennings
county line, east of CR 600 E.
Coryell Cemetery - Latitude: 385040N; Longitude: 0854749W
Day Cemetery - Latitude: 390711N; Longitude: 0853454W
Ebenezer
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385909N; Longitude:
0853325W
Fish Creek Cemetery
- Latitude: 390414N; Longitude:
0853825W
German Cemetery - Latitude: 385347N; Longitude: 0854105W
Green Cemetery
- Latitude: 385616N; Longitude:
0853949W - (see map)
Located in Lovett
Township, off CR 275 W, northwest of
the town of Lovett, Indiana.
Henry Cemetery - Latitude: 390422N; Longitude: 0854104W
Hill Crest Cemetery
- Latitude: 390053N; Longitude:
0853732W
Hill Crest Cemetery
- Latitude: 390053N; Longitude:
0853719W
Hopewell
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385258N; Longitude:
0853727W
Hopewell
Cemetery -
Latitude: 390055N; Longitude:
0853109W
Hughes Cemetery - Latitude: 385638N; Longitude: 0853051W
Hulse
Cemetery -
Latitude: 390232N; Longitude:
0854324W
Hunt Cemetery - Latitude: 385759N; Longitude: 0854738W
Keith Cemetery
- Latitude: 385000N; Longitude:
0854351W
Located in Marion
Township, near the Scott and Jennings county line.
Marsh Cemetery
- Latitude: 385610N; Longitude:
0854207W
Located in the northwestern area of Lovett Township,
near the Vernon Fork of Muscatatuck River.
Meek Cemetery
- Latitude: 385557N; Longitude:
0854220W
Located in the northwestern area of Lovett Township,
near the Vernon Fork of Muscatatuck River, and south
of Marsh Cemetery.
Myers Cemetery - Latitude: 385419N; Longitude: 0854702W
Old Zenas Cemetery - Latitude:
390714N; Longitude: 0852908W
Located in section 23, of Columbia Township, just west
of the town of Zenas, Indiana, on CR 920 N.
Otter Creek
Cemetery - Latitude: 390420N; Longitude: 0852822W
Located off CR 750 E, near the Columbia
and Campbell Townships
line, northwes of the town of Nebraska, Indiana.
Saint Bridget
Cemetery - Latitude: 390333N; Longitude: 0852713W
Located in eastern Campbell
Township, southeast of Hwy. 50, near
the town of Nebraska, Indiana.
Saint Catherines Cemetery
- Latitude: 385745N; Longitude:
0854125W
Located in Spencer
Township, near Indian Creek, off CR
200 S, southwest of Vernon,
Indiana.
Saint James
Cemetery - Latitude: 385719N; Longitude: 0854422W
Located in Spencer
Township, just east of the town of Four Corners, Indiana,
near the intersection of CR 700 W and CR 200 S.
Saint Marys Cemetery
- Latitude: 390052N; Longitude:
0853753W
Located in the city of North
Vernon, Indiana, in Center Township.
Sixmile
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385858N; Longitude:
0854321W
State School Cemetery
- Latitude: 390225N; Longitude:
0853132W
Stewart Cemetery - Latitude: 385724N; Longitude: 0854015W
Sullivan
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385710N; Longitude: 0854104W
Summerfield
Cemetery -
Latitude: 390138N; Longitude:
0853543W
Vernon Cemetery - Latitude: 385848N; Longitude: 0853633W
Weston Cemetery
- Latitude: 385413N; Longitude:
0854321W
Located in western Lovett Township.
Whitcomb
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385904N; Longitude:
0854326W
Wohrer
Cemetery -
Latitude: 385901N; Longitude:
0854640W
Zenas
Cemetery - Latitude: 390654N; Longitude: 0852842W
Located in section 25 of Columbia
Township, in Zenas, 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.
- New Sectional Township
Map of Indiana.
Chicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.
- The Way They Were, Jennings Co., IN : based on research of old newspapers.
Phyllis
Hurley & Mischell Ferguson.
(Compilers). [Indiana? : s.n.], c1995. (call no.
977.201 J44HU).
- Jennings County, Indiana,
1837-1866. Nicholas Russell Murray. (Author). North Salt Lake, UT : Hunting for Bears, [1987] (call no. 977.201
J44JEE).
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