WHITLEY COUNTY, Indiana
History
<-> Genealogy
*First created in 1835.
*County seat: Columbia
City.
Located in north central Indiana,
with the Wabash River running through the county.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Arnolds, Briggs,
Churubusco, Coesse,
Coesse Corners, Collamer,
Collins, Columbia
City, Cresco, Dunfee, Etna, Five Points, Franklin,
Larwill, Luther,
Laud, Lorane,
Nix Settlement, Ormas,
Peabody, Raber,
Saturn, South
Whitley, Tunker, Walnut Corners, and Washington
Center.
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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 = Noble
County, IN
W = Kosciusko
County, IN WHITLEY COUNTY E = Allen County, IN
SW = Wabash
County, IN S = Huntington
County, IN
WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1835, from unorganized land; County seat is Columbia City.
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MAPS
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- Interactive
Census Bureau Map
of Whitley County, Indiana
- 1875 Map of Whitley County, Indiana, from Higgins
Belden & Co. (see citation)
- 1895 Map of Whitley County, Indiana,
by Pam Rietsch
- 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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- P.O. Box 41 - Peru, Indiana 46970 Phone: (765)
473-9631.
- The
web site was at www.miamiindiansofindiana.org,
however, it does not appear to be accessible at this time.
- Annuity
Payroll: June 12, 1895, on the USGenWeb for Miami County
- The MYAAMIA Project, from the
Miami Nation and Miami
University, Oxford, Ohio.
- Indians of Indiana
- Guide which includes migration maps, from Ray's History
and Guide to Terre Haute
- Information
about the Illinois-Miami language.
- Miami History, by Lee
Sultzman
- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
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Miami Tribal Library
- Indian Nations -
Indian Territory, for the Miami
Nation, online at the Oklahoma USGenWeb
- Native
American Census Enumeration - information about
- The
Big Miami Reserve, Article by Historian, Carl Leiter, includes
maps - In 1819: "...The largest of these [Miami Indian towns]
in north central Indiana was located at the confluence of the Mississinewa
and Wabash rivers and was named "Missinewa Town" on the
Surveyors' plat of the region. ..."
- Glenn A. Black
Laboratory Current Research Publications Menu
- An Introduction
to the Prehistory of Indiana, by James H. Kellar, online at the
Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Reproduced with the permission of
the Indiana Historical Societies.
- Index of Miami
Names, Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology and The Trustees of Indiana University
- The Research
Experiences of the Miami Nation of Indiana, by Darryl Baldwin,
Miami of Indiana---Graduate student in Linguistics at the University of Montana. Coordinator of the Indiana
Miami Language and Cultural revitalization program.
- French-Canadian
Associations: PRDH, The
Comprehensive Site of Quebec French-Canadian Genealogy
- Miami History, by Lee
Sultzman.
- The Whitley County
Historical Society & Museum
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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108 W. Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725 Phone: (260) 244-6372.
CHURCHES
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108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
- 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.
- Local Catholic Church
History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana*
Page.
CEMETERIES
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108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
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Indiana
State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN
46204-2296
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Indiana
Cemetery Locator Database
- 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.
- The Political Graveyard:
for Whitley County,
Indiana created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum - a web site
about U.S.
political history, politicians and cemeteries.
COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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NATURE
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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BIOGRAPHIES
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HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online
Databases
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108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
Index to Wills from
August 1839 to October 1921
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Indiana
State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN
46204-2296
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Online
Databases
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Indiana
Cemetery Locator Database
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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 2002
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Newspaper Holdings:
Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
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Images
of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
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Indiana Public Libraries
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WWII
Servicemen Database
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Indiana Plat Books
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Vital
Information Exchange (VINE)
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1880
Census Index, by familysearch.org
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1820 Indiana
Census Index, by Lori!
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.
- USGenWeb Archives
for Whitley County, Indiana
- History
of Whitley County, Indiana, by S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, B. F.
Bowen & Co., 1907.
- Genealogical Society of
Whitley County
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia
City, IN 46725-0224
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia
City, IN 46725-0224
203 North Main Street - Columbia City, IN 46725.
Library Hours: Monday 9am-6pm; Tuesday - Thursday 9am-8pm;
Friday 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-5pm; and Sunday 1pm-5pm (Labor Day through
Memorial Day).
116 North Mulberry St. - Churubusco, IN
46723 Phone:
(260) 693-6466.
201 East Front Street - P.O. Box 536 - South Whitley, IN 46787-0536
Phone: (260) 723-5321.
COUNTY
GOVERNMENT &
Vital Records
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Contacts to obtain many
documents and cerified copies:
- Whitley
County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
101 West Market, Suite
A - Columbia City, IN 46725-2311
Phone: (260) 248-3121.
- Whitley County Courthouse
101 W. VanBuren
- Columbia City, IN
46725 County Clerk
Phone: (260) 248-3102.
Whitley County Circuit Court
101 W. Van Buren
Street, 3rd Floor - Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone: (260) 248-3115.
- Whitley
County Clerk (For Marriage and
Divorce Records)
101 W. Van Buren
Street, # 10 - Columbia City, IN 46725 Phone: (260) 248-3102.
101 W. VanBuren
- Columbia City, IN
46725 County Clerk
Phone: (260) 248-3106.
Whitley County Communities
Cleveland Township
communities include: Collamer and South Whitley.
The community of Luther is situated on the Cleveland
township, Whitley County, and Warren
township, Huntington
County line.
201 East Front Street - P.O. Box 536 - South Whitley, IN 46787-0536
Phone: (260) 723-5321.
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Columbia
Township communities include: Columbia City (the county seat) and Walnut
Corners.
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN
46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia
City, IN 46725-0224
203 North Main Street - Columbia City, IN 46725.
Etna
Troy Township
communities include: Etna and Ormas. The community of Lorane
is situated on the Etna Troy and Richland
townships line.
Jefferson
Township communities
include: Laud, Raber, and Saturn. The town of Laud is situated on the Jefferson and
Washington townships line.
Richland
Township communities
include: Larwill. The community of Lorane is situated on the Etna Troy
and Richland
townships line.
Smith
Township communities include:
The City of Churubusco and Collins. Franklin
(historical) appears on the 1875 map, however it is not found on modern maps.
116 North Mulberry St. - Churubusco, IN
46723 Phone:
(260) 693-6466.
Thorncreek
Township communities
include: Cresco and Five Points. The Crooked Lake Nature Preserve is
located in this township, and Cedar Lake, Crooked
Lake and Round Lake
are among the lakes in the area.
Union
Township communities
include: Coesse and Coesse Corners.
Washington
Township communities include: Arnolds, Briggs, Nix Settlement, Peabody,
Tunker and Washington
Center. The
community of Arnolds appears to have been
located in the northwestern portion of Washington
Township, between Peabody and South Whitley. The community of Nix Settlement
appears to have been located at/near the intersection of Highway 9 and County Road 1000
South. The town of Laud
is situated on the Jefferson and Washington townships line.
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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.
- New Sectional
Township Map of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois
: Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.
- Counties
of Whitley and Noble, by Goodspeed and Blanchard 1882. (indexed).
- History of Whitley
and Noble Counties, Indiana, Weston A. Goodspeed and Charles
Blanchard, (Authors). Chicago
: F. A. Battey & Co., in 1882, online by Angela M. Kneller. (indexed).
- History
of Whitley County, by S. P. Kaler & R.
H. Maring, 1907. (reprinted 1977 with Index).
- Whitley
County and its Families, The Whitley County Historical
Society, (Compiler). Paducah,
KY : Turner Publishing
Company, 1995.
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