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History < - > Genealogy
*First created, in 1840, from Jasper county.
*County seat: Fowler
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Ambia, Atkinson, Barce,
Boswell, Chase, Dunn, Dunnington, Earl Park, Fargo, Foresman,
Fowler, Free, Freeland Park, Gravel Hill,
Handy, Lochiel, Otterbein, Oxford, Raub,
Sheff, Swanington, Talbot, Templeton and Wadena.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Benton 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 = JeffersonCounty,
IN NE = Jasper
County, IN
W = Iroquois County, IL BENTON
COUNTY NE = White
County, IN
SE = Tippecanoe
County, IN
S = Warren
County, IN
- Benton Community Foundation
- Benton County, Indiana Official Website
·
Indiana
State Library.
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
o Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
o Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2000
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
· 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 Line, Inc. - local internet for community info, connections and news.
- USGenWeb for Benton County, Indiana Genealogy - by Anthony Gick.
- History of Benton County (ca. 1888) by Maggie Vannatta.
- Census of Benton County, IN - USGenWeb Archives for Benton County, IN
- Benton County History and Pioneer Families, online by Ronald Branson of countyhistory.com!
- Benton, Warren, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, White, Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana, Portrait and Biographical Record, Originally Published, by Lewis Publishing Co., in 1899, online by Ronald Branson.
- Town of Fowler, Indiana
- Benton County Community Foundation
- Benton County Government Agencies
- MyLocal.IN.gov for Benton County, Indiana
Clerk of
Circuit Court:
Phone: (765) 884-0930.
- County Recorder (For Land Records, such as Deeds and Land Transfers)
See a description of an Indiana County Recorder's responsibilities from the
Indiana Code:
IC 36-2-11, Chapter 11. County Recorder.
- Benton County Health Department (For Birth and Death Records from 1882)
Courthouse -
Phone: (765) 884-1728.
Bolivar Township - Communities include Foresman, Otterbein and Templeton. Templeton is located on the Oak Grove and Bolivar townships line, and a portion is also within Oak Grove township.
- Otterbein Public Library
Center Township - Communities include Atkinson, Barce, Fowler, and Swanington.
- Town of Fowler,
IN
- Sacred Heart School - Fowler, IN
Hickory Grove Township - Communities include
Ambia, Handy, Talbot, and portions of Dunnington and Dunn, both of which are located on the
Hickory Grove and Parish Grove townships line.
Oak Grove Township - Communities include
- Oxford Public Library
Phone: (765) 385-2177 E-mail:
oxlib@localline.com
Parish Grove Township - Communities include
Free and
Phone: (219) 474-6932 E-mail
eplib@ffni.com
The St. Anthony's Catholic Church/Dehner Cemetery is
located in the northeastern corner of
Union Township - Communities include Lochiel and Wadena.
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Additional Research Resources:
Phone: (317) 232-1882, (800)
IHS-1830.
- "What is a Hoosier?"
- The Hoosier Genealogist - periodical.
- Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History - periodical.
Indiana Historical Society: Membership
- Indiana Towns - 1826, from Sam Cline.
- Indiana Post Offices-1875, from Sam Cline.
- Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana* Page.
- NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
- Library of Congress:
American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or
- Indiana State Library .
- Indiana State Archives.
- 1852
Map of the state of Indiana, compiled from the
- 1858 Johnson's map of Indiana, showing the rail roads and townships compiled from the latest & best authorities.
- 1860
Colton's map of the state of Indiana, compiled from the
- 1888 Cram's township and rail road map of Indiana.
- U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for Indiana.
- USGS - Geographic Names Information System - locate geographic features, such as lakes, cemeteries, towns, and more.
- The Political Graveyard, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum,
a web site about
- USA Veterans' Administration
Professional 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
Printed resources for this page include:
- School and Library Atlas
of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
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