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JOHNSON COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1823.
*County seat: Franklin.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Amity, Anita, Banta, Bargersville, Bluff Creek, Bud, Critchfield, Edinburgh, El Dorado, Frances, Franklin, Frances, Greenwood, Hendricks, Hopewell, Imperial Hills, Kinder, McCarty, Mt. Pleasant, Needham, New Whiteland, Nineveh, Old Bargersville, Princes Lakes, Providence, Reds Corner, Rocklane, Samaria, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing, Trafalgar, Urmeyville, Waterloo and Whiteland.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Johnson 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 =  Marion County, IN
W = Morgan County, IN     JOHNSON COUNTY     E = Shelby County, IN
                           SSW = Brown County, IN   SSE = Bartholomew County, IN

·         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 2000

o        Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)

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)

·         1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org

·         1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!

   401 S. State Street - Franklin, IN 46131
  Phone: (317) 738-2833      E-mail: webmaster@jcplin.org

    119 W. Main Cross Street  - Edinburgh, IN 46124 PH: (812) 526-5487.

  

  

    • Johnson County Courthouse - 1st Floor - 5 E. Jefferson St. - Franklin, IN 46131
    • Phone: (317) 346-4450.
  • Johnson County Recorder (for land records, deeds, mortgage records)
    • Courthouse Annex - 2nd Floor - 86 W. Court St. (P.O. Box 489) - Franklin, IN 46131-2345
    • Phone: (317) 346-4385
       

Johnson County Communities


Blue River Township communities include:  Amity and Edinburgh.  A portion of the city of Edinburgh extends into German Township, Bartholomew County.


Clark Township communities include:  Reds Corner and Rocklane.

Cemeteries include:

(see Clark Township map)
Glade Cemetery - in section 12, on the western edge of Clark Township
Rock Lane Cemetery - in section 6, Rockland, Indiana
Williams Cemetery - by 575N, in northern section 19

 

Franklin Township communities include:  The City of Franklin (the county seat), Hopewell and Mt. Pleasant.  A small portion of the city of Franklin extends into Needham Township.

   01 S. State Street - Franklin, IN 46131
  Phone: (317) 738-2833      E-mail: webmaster@jcplin.org

Historical Room

   Johnson County Courthouse - 1st Floor - 5 E. Jefferson St. - Franklin, IN 46131
   Phone: (317) 736-3708 / (317) 736-3709.


Hensley Township communities include:  Anita, Samaria and Trafalgar.


Needham Township communities include:  Needham and Urmeyville.  A small portion of the city of Franklin extends into Needham Township.


Nineveh Township communities include:  Nineveh (formerly Williamsburg) and Princes Lakes.

  • BIOGRAPHIES:
    • William Merritt CHASE - Artist: born, in 1849, in Williamsburg (now Ninevah), Johnson County, Indiana; died, in 1916, New York
    • William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - 4 paintings from the Lilly Endowment Collection
    • William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and portrait from the National Gallery of Art
    • William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and self-portrait online at the Richmond Art Museum in Indiana


Pleasant Township communities include:  Greenwood, New Whiteland, Valle Vista and Whiteland.  A portion of Greenwood extends into White River Township.

Cemeteries include:

Pleasant Grove Cemetery - southwest from Whiteland, in Pleasant Township
Greenwood Cemetery - in Greenwood, Indiana


Union Township communities include:  Bud, Old Bargersville and Providence.  Note: Bargersville is situated in White River Township.


White RiverTownship communities include:  Banta, Bargersville, Bluff Creek, Critchfield, El Dorado, Frances, Greenwood (portion), Hendricks, Imperial Hills, Kinder, McCarty, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing and Waterloo.  Note: Old Bargersville is situated in Union Township.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching onsite, 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.
  • New Sectional Township Map of Indiana.  Chicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.

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