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SWITZERLAND COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1814.
*County seat: Vevay.
Located in the southeastern corner of Indiana, with the Ohio River
as
it's eastern and southern boundaries, and the state of Kentucky just
across
the river.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Aaron , Allensville
, Avonburg , Bennington , Braytown , Center Square , East Enterprise , Fairview , Florence
, Gurley Corner , Jacksonville , Lamb , Long
Run
, Markland , Moorefield , Mt. Sterling , Patriot , Pleasant , Quercus Grove , Searcy Crossroads , and
Vevay .
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Switzerland
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 = Ripley
County,
IN N = Ohio
County,
IN
W = Jefferson
County, IN SWITZERLAND COUNTY E =
Boone
County, Kentucky
S = Carroll and Gallatin Counties, Kentucky
See American Local History Network State
Selection
Page to visit Kentucky.
-
Switzerland County
Community
information
- Welcome to
Switzerland
County
-
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.
- 1820
Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
- INGenWeb for Switzerland
County
Genealogy, by Ruth Hoggatt.
- countyhistory.com:
for Switzerland
County, by Ronald Branson!
- Switzerland
County Archival and Historical Repositories
- Switzerland
County Historical Museum & Switzerland County Historical Society
210 East Market Street (P.O. Box 201) - Vevay, IN
47043 Phone: (812) 427-3560. - Switzerland County
Pioneer
Association , from the Switzerland County microfilm,
roll 2, Indiana Historical Society Library, and published online by the
Indiana Historical
Society , in The Hoosier
Genealogist (September 1998). -
Switzerland County Welcome Center
- Vevay, Indiana
- Ohio River Information -
ORSANCO (Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission)
- Indiana State
Archives.
6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone:
(317) 591-5222
- Family History Resources
- 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.
- Indiana State
Library.
140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
- Switzerland
County
Public Library
205 Ferry Street - Vevay, IN 47043-0133 Phone: (812)
427-3363.
Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies: - Switzerland
County Health Deprtment (For Birth & Death Certificates from
ca.
1882)
803 East Main Street, P.O. Box 14 - Vevay, IN 47043-0014
Phone: (812) 427-3220. - Switzerland County
Courthouse
212 W. Main - Vevay, IN 47043. - Switzerland
Circuit
Court Clerk (For Marriage and Divorce Records)
212 W. Main Street - Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: (812) 427-3175. - Switzerland County
Recorder's
Office (For Land Records)
212 W. Main Street - Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: (812) 427-2544.
County Recorder (For Land Records, such as Deeds and Land
Transfers)
- Switzerland County Surveyor's Office (For Maps)
Switzerland County Communities
Cotton Township communities include:
Allensville,
East Enterprise and Fairview.
Craig Township communities include:
Braytown, Lamb and Long Run.
Jefferson Township
communities include:
Center Square, Jacksonville, Mt. Sterling and Vevay (the county seat). -
Switzerland County
Public Library
205 Ferry Street - Vevay, IN 47043-0133 Phone: (812)
427-3363.
Pleasant Township communities
include:
Aaron, Avonburg, Bennington, Moorefield and Pleasant.
Posey Township
communities include: Gurley Corner, Patriot, Quercus Grove and Searcy
Crossroads.
York Township communities include:
Florence and Markland.
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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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