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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County information
and links.
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community is
located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
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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 at: prietsch@ismi.net
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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.
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NATIVE
AMERICAN
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- Occaneechi Tribal
History and
Genealogy, by Forest Hazel : "...Whitley County, in NW
Indiana,
was the site of another small settlement of Indian people from the
border
region. The families of Wyatt Jeffries, Benjamin Jones, and
Claiborne
Pompey were some of the first to settle in the district near what is
now
Churubusco, Indiana..."
- The Occaneechi
Band
of the Saponi Nation - OBSN (North Carolina)
- Miami
Nation
of Indians
- 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
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Information about the Illinois-Miami
language.
- Miami History, by
Lee Sultzman
- Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma
-
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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- Whitley
County
Historical Society & Museum
108 W. Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725 Phone:
(260)
244-6372.
CHURCHES
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- The Whitley
County Historical Society & Museum
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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- The Whitley
County Historical Society
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
- Indiana State
Library.
140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
-
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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- Whitley County
Community Network.
- Whitley County Economic
Development Corp.
- Columbia City Chamber
of
Commerce
- South Whitley Chamber
of
Commerce
NATURE
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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- Indiana State
Library:
140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296.
BIOGRAPHIES
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- Whitley
County History and Pioneer Families, online by Ronald Branson
of countyhistory.com!
- Local
Indiana Biographies Names Index - See Names Index to identify
other
names which are found in the main biographies.
- Janie Fricke
Biography: "All I ever wanted to do was sing." Janie
Fricke has gone from Indiana farm
girl to internationally acclaimed recording artist throughout her
career.
She was born in South Whitley, Indiana..."
- The
Political
Graveyard: for Whitley County,
Indiana created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum - a web site
about U.S. political history, politicians and cemeteries.
HISTORY <->
GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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- The Whitley
County Historical Society & Museum
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
- Indiana State
Library.
140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
- 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.
- familysearch.org - 1880
Census Index
- Genealogical
Society of Whitley County
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia City, IN 46725-0224 - Whitley County Genealogy and
History, by Angela M. Kneller.
- 399
Whitley County, Indiana Men in WWI Service by 10 May 1918,
compiled,
by Ann McRoden Mensch, from the Columbia City Evening Post
lists,
of 24 April 1918 and 10 May 1918.
- The Doughboy Center
- presented by The Great War Society.
- World
War II
Veterans Online Information Center
- USA Veterans' Administration
ARCHIVES
& LIBRARIES for Further Research
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- The Whitley
County Historical Society & Museum
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
- Genealogical
Society of Whitley County
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia City, IN 46725-0224 - Peabody Public Library
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). - The
Churubusco Public
Library
116 North Mulberry St. - Churubusco, IN 46723 Phone:
(260) 693-6466. - South
Whitley-Cleveland Township Public Library
201 East Front Street - P.O. Box 536 - South Whitley,
IN
46787-0536
Phone: (260) 723-5321. - Library of Congress:
American
Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Indiana town
and/or
county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
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. - Whitley County Recorder
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. - South Whitley
Chamber
of Commerce
- South
Whitley-Cleveland Township Public Library
201 East Front Street - P.O. Box 536 - South Whitley,
IN
46787-0536
Phone: (260) 723-5321. - Janie Fricke:
"All I ever wanted to do was sing." Janie Fricke has gone from Indiana
farm
girl to internationally acclaimed recording artist throughout her
career.
She was born in South Whitley, Indiana...
Columbia Township communities
include: Columbia
City (the county seat) and Walnut Corners. - The City of Columbia City,
Indiana
- Columbia City Chamber
of
Commerce
- The Whitley
County Historical Society & Museum
108 West Jefferson Street - Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone: (260) 244-6372 E-mail:
WCMuseum@whitleynet.org
- Genealogical
Society of Whitley County
P.O. Box 224 - Columbia City, IN 46725-0224 - Peabody Public Library
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. - The Churubusco Public Library
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. - Thorncreek Township
Trustee
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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