[Contact: Ann Mensch]

*First created in 1824.
*County seat:  Fort Wayne.
*Cities, Towns, Communities & Neighborhoods include: Aboite, Academie, Arcola, Avalon, Bluecast, Boston Corner, Carrolls, Cedar Canyons, Cedar Shores, Cedarville, Concordia Gardens, Country Club Gardens, Crestwood, Cuba, Dixon, Dunn Mill, Dunfee, East Liberty, Edgerton, Ellisville, Five Points, Four Presidents Corners, Forest Ridge, Fort Wayne, Gar Creek, Georgetown, Grabill, Halls Corners, Harlan, Hessen Cassel, Hoagland, Huntertown, Hursh, Leo, Levert, Liberty Hills, Manor Woods, Maples, Meadowbrook, Middletown, Milan Center, Monroeville, New Haven, Nine Mile, Poe, River Haven, Rolling Hills, Royville, Sheldon (now Yoder), Sunnymede Woods, Thurman, Tillman, Timbercrest, Times Corner, Townley, Wallen, Waynedale, Westlawn, Westmoor, Williams, Woodburn, Yoder, and Zulu.
The City of Fort Wayne includes large portions of 4 townships: Adams, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.

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Townships in Allen County: Map of Townships
Arranged below in tiers northern townships at the top
See 1875 Map for reference
*   [Eel River]   *  [Perry]   *   [Cedar Creek]   *   [Springfield]   *  [ Scipio]   *
 *   [Lake]   *  [Washington]   *   [St. Joseph]   *  [Milan]  *   [Maumee]   *
*   [Aboite]  *  [ Wayne]  *  [Adams]  *   [Jefferson]   *   [Jackson]   *
*  [Lafayette]  *   [Pleasant]  *   [Marion]  *  [Madison]   *   [Monroe]  *

See also The GIS Map of Allen County, Indiana

a Tiger Zoomable map of Allen County, Indiana.

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Surrounding Counties:
 NW = Noble County, IN   N = DeKalb County, IN   ENE = Defiance & Paulding Counties, OH
W = Whitley County, IN       ALLEN COUNTY E = ESE = Van Wert County, Ohio
 WSW = Huntington County, IN  S = Wells and Adams Counties, IN

The State of Ohio History and Genealogy site, hosted by Allen Richmond.

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Indiana Historical Genealogy Research - Professional

· Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching On Location and at The Allen County Public Library

• E-Mail: mensch-family@worldnet.att.net

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Aboite Township
   Aboite Township communities include:  Ellisville, Forest Ridge, Liberty Hills, Manor Woods, Rolling Hills, Timbercrest and Westlawn.  The community of Aboite is located on the Aboite and Lafayette townships line, and Dunfee is located on the Aboite Township (Allen County) and Jefferson Township (Huntington County) line.
     Aboite Township is located in western Allen County.  The Little Wabash River flows through the southern edge of the township.

Cemeteries include:

• Branstrator Family Cemetery
• Bullard Family Cemetery
• Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery

   8408 Covington Road - Fort Wayne, Indiana  46804  Phone: (260) 432-2508.

• Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

   6600 Covington Road - Fort Wayne, Indiana  46804  Phone: (260) 432-3914.

• Oak Grove Cemetery
• Union Chapel Cemetery

Cemeteries no longer in existence or relocated:

• Bullard Family Cemetery
• Hamilton Family Cemetery
• Vermilyea Cemetery

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Adams Township
   Adams Township communities include:  the city of New Haven, and the communities of Meadowbrook, River Haven and Sunnymede Woods.  The City of Fort Wayne includes large portions of the following 4 townships: Adams, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.
     Located in east central Allen County, Adams township is traversed by the Maumee River, west to east, on its way to Ohio.

• City of New Haven, Indiana

Cemeteries include:

• The Catholic Cemetery -

   3500 Lake Avenue - Fort Wayne, IN 46805     Phone: (260) 426-2044
   Located on the east side of Fort Wayne, in Adams Township, Allen County, Indiana.

• Concordia Lutheran Cemetery -

   5300 Lake Avenue - Fort Wayne, IN 46815     Phone: (260) 749-9836
   The old cemetery is located on the east side of Fort Wayne, in Adams Township, and the new cemetery is situated further east, in St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana.  The address above is for the cemetery office which maintains records for both.

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Cedar Creek Township
   Cedar Creek Township communities include:  Cedar Shores, Cedarville, Grabill, Hursh and Leo.  It is located in northern Allen County, with Jackson township, in Dekalb County, at its northern boundary.
     Cedar Creek and the St. Joseph River flow through this township, which also includes 2 reservoirs:  Cedarville and Hurshtown.

• Some questions and answers about the Amish, the Mennonites, the Brethren, and the other "Plain People" of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. - though not an Indiana site, this may be helpful to those researching the "Plain People" in Indiana as well.
• amish.net - for links to information related to the Amish

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Eel River
   Eel River township is a rural township.  It is located in the northwestern corner of Allen County, with Swan Township, in Noble County, at its northern boundary, and Smith Township, in Whitley County, to the west.

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Jackson Township
   Jackson Township communities include:  Edgerton and Townley.  The community of Four Presidents Corners is situated on the intersection of the 4 townships of Jackson, Monroe, Madison and Jefferson, in Allen County, Indiana.
Jackson  Township is located in eastern Allen County, with Paulding County, in the state of Ohio, at its eastern boundary.

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Jefferson Township
   Jefferson Township communities include:  Maples, Tillman and Zulu.  The community of Four Presidents Corners is situated on the intersection of the 4 townships of Jackson, Monroe, Madison and Jefferson, in Allen County.

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Lafayette Township
   Lafayette Township communities include:  Aboite which is situated at the Lafayette and Aboite townships line.  Lafayette Township is located in the southwestern corner of Allen County, with Huntington County at its western boundary, and Wells County at its southern boundary.

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Lake Township
   Lake Township communities include:  Arcola, Dunn Mill and Levert.  It is located in western Allen County, with Union Township, in Huntington County, at its western boundary.

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Madison Township
   Madison Township communities include:  Boston Corner and Hoagland.  The community of Four Presidents Corners is situated on the intersection of the 4 townships of Jackson, Monroe, Madison and Jefferson, in Allen County.  Madison Township is located in southern Allen County, with Root Township, in Adams County, Indiana at its southern boundary, and the town of Williams is located on the Allen - Adams counties line.

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Marion Township
   Marion Township communities include:  Hessen Cassel,  Middletown and Poe.  It is located in southern Allen County, with Jefferson Township, in Wells County, and Preble Township, in Adams County, both at its southern boundary.  Marion Township, Allen County.

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Maumee Township
   Maumee Township communities include:  Bluecast and Woodburn.  The Maumee River meanders, west to east, across Maumee township, which is located in eastern Allen County, with Paulding County, in the state of Ohio, at its eastern boundary.

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Milan Township
   Milan Township communities include:  Five Points, Gar Creek and Milan Center.  Milan Township is located in east central Allen County, with the Maumee River meandering across the township.

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Monroe Township
   Monroe Township is located in eastern Allen County, with Paulding County, in the state of Ohio, at its eastern boundary.  Monroe Township communities include:  Dixon, East Liberty and Monroeville.  The community of Four Presidents Corners is situated on the intersection of the 4 townships of Jackson, Monroe, Madison and Jefferson, in Allen County, Indiana.

• Adam J. Barrone's Genealogy Site, includes Mary and Henry A. Brown Family Photos and Information.  The Brown family bought their farm in Monroe Twp., Allen Co., Indiana about 1846.

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Cemeteries include:

• Brown Cemetery, Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana - by Adam J. Barrone.
• Flat Rock Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery - on Morgan Road, southeast of Monroeville, Indiana.
• I.O.O.F. Cemetery (Odd Fellow Cemetery)

   1109 Hartzell Road - New Haven, Indiana 46774   Phone: (260) 749-2554

• Masonic Cemetery - Monroeville, Indiana
• I.O.O.F. Cemetery (Monroeville Memorial Cemetery) - Monroeville, Indiana
• Old Methodist Cemetery - State Road 101 and North Street, Monroeville, Indiana
• St. Rose de Lima Catholic Cemetery - Monroeville, Indiana
• Stephenson Family Cemetery / Sugar Grove Cemetery - on the west side of Monroeville, Indiana, on Old U.S. 30.

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Perry Township
   Communities include:  Carrolls, Cedar Canyons, Huntertown and Royville.  Perry  Township  is located in northern Allen County, with Butler Township, in Dekalb County, Indiana at its northern boundary.

• Huntertown Historical Society

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Pleasant Township
  Communities include: Baerfield (Airport) and the town of Yoder, which was originally named Sheldon.  The community of Nine Mile is situated on the Pleasant - Lafayette townships line.  Pleasant Township is located in southern Allen County, with Jefferson Township, in Wells County, Indiana at its southern boundary.

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St. Joseph Township
St. Joseph Township is located in central Allen County, with the St. Joseph River flowing through its borders.  The City of Fort Wayne encompasses a large portion of the township, and the community of Thurman is situated on the St. Joseph and Milan townships line.
Note:  The City of Fort Wayne includes large portions of the following 4 townships:  Adams, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.

Cemeteries include:

• Concordia Lutheran Cemetery

   5300 Lake Avenue - Fort Wayne, Indiana 46815     Phone: (260) 749-9836
   The old cemetery is located on the east side of Fort Wayne, in Adams Township, and the new cemetery is situated further east, in St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana.

• Highland Park Cemetery

   2403 East Wallen Road - Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818   Phone: (260) 489-5522

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Scipio Township is a rural township.  It is located in the northeastern corner of Allen County, with Newville Township, in Dekalb County, Indiana to the north, and the Ohio counties of Paulding and Defiance sharing its eastern boundary.

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  Springfield Township
   Communities include:  Cuba, Georgetown, Halls Corners and Harlan.
Springfield Township is located in northern Allen County, with Spencer Township, in Dekalb County, Indiana to the north.

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Washington Township
   Communities include:  Academie, Wallen, Concordia Gardens, Crestwood, and the northwestern area of the City of Fort Wayne.
Located in central Allen County, the St. Joseph River flows through Washington Township.
Note:  The City of Fort Wayne includes large portions of the following 4 townships:  Adams, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.

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Wayne Township
   Communities include:  a large southern portion of the City of Fort Wayne, and the communities of Avalon, Country Club Gardens, Times Corner, Waynedale and Westmoor.
Wayne Township is located in central Allen County, with the Saint Mary's River flowing through its borders, to join the St. Joseph and Maumee Rivers in downtown Fort Wayne.
Note: The City of Fort Wayne includes large portions of the following 4 townships:  Adams, St. Joseph, Washington and Wayne.

• Wayne Township Web Site 2000
• History of Fort Wayne, by Rick Willison.
• City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Fort Wayne / Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Cemeteries include:

• Lindenwood Cemetery [est. 1859]

   2324 West Main Street - Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808     Phone: (260) 432-4542
   Located on the west side of Fort Wayne, Lindenwood Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Prairie Grove Cemetery

   6312 Old Trail Road - Waynedale, Indiana  46809    Phone: (260) 747-4070

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Timeline of Allen County History

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April 1, 1824

• Allen County was born:  On December 17, 1823, Indiana Legislature passed "An Act for the formation of a new county out of the counties of Randolph and Delaware, to be included within the following limits:  Beginning at a point on the line dividing this State, and the State of Ohio, where the township line dividing townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine, north interesects the same; thence north with said State line twenty-four miles; thence west, to the line dividing ten and eleven, east, thence south to the line dividing townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine, north intersects the same; thence north with said State line twenty-four miles; thence west, to the line dividing ten and eleven, east; thence south to the line dividing townships twenty-eight and twenty-nine, north; thence east to the place of beginning."³(History of Allen County, p. 46)

On April 1, 1824, the legislative act which created Allen County took effect.  At that time, Allen County included the present Indiana counties of Allen, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Huntington, and most of Whitley, Wells and Adams counties.

• "The name of Allen was suggested (1823) by General John Tipton, who was an admirer of Colonel John Allen, the gallant Kentuckian who, after the relief of Fort Wayne in 1812, lost his life at the battle of the River Raisin, in Michigan, south of Detroit." (Pictorial, p. 264.)

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Allen County Families: Online Links

Please note the following are links to web pages authored and researched as identified on the pages.  As with other published resources, the possibility of error remains.  It is recommended that information be verified through documentary evidence.

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Obituaries

• Allen County Public Library

900 Webster Street - Fort Wayne IN 46802  Phone:  (260) 421-1200.

• Online Fort Wayne & Allen County Obituaries Index - this online index is case sensitive, so if you search for smith, you will most likely call up entries with smith inside the name (such as Nesmith), while if you search for Smith, you should call up those with that surname.
• Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette:  Obituaries: Death Notices & Guestbooks

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Allen County Links

*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Aboite, Academie, Arcola, Carrolls, Edgerton, Ferguson, Fort Wayne, Gar Creek, Grabill, Halls Corners, Hadley, Harlan, Hoagland, Huntertown, Maples, Monroeville, New Haven, Wallen, Waynedale, Woodburn and Yoder.

• Allen County Public Library

• 900 Webster Street - Fort Wayne IN 46802  Phone:  (260) 421-1200.
• Microfilm Catalog
• Allen County, Indiana
• The Alliance Online: Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance
• Map of Allen County Townships
• Fort Wayne/Allen County Visitors Guide (Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Indiana State Archives.

   6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219   Phone: (317) 591-5222

• Family History Resources
• Archives Land Records Index