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BLACKFORD COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1838 from Jay County.
*County seat: Hartford City
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Converse, Hartford City, Matamoras, Millgrove, Montpelier, Renner, Ridertown, Roll, Shamrock Lake and Trenton.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Blackford 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.
Disclaimer:  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.

Townships in Blackford County
(North = Top)

Washington Township

Harrison Township

Licking Township

Jackson Township

Surrounding Counties:
                                      N = Wells County, IN
W = Grant County, IN     BLACKFORD COUNTY     E = Jay County, IN
                                      S = Delaware County, IN


·         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.

·         Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o        Online Databases

o        Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o        Indiana Biography Index

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        Indiana Public Libraries

o        Map of Indiana Libraries.

o        WWII Servicemen Database

o        Indiana Plat Books

o        Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

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

- P.O. Box 54 - Bluffton, IN  46714

·  Blackford County Government Offices

·  Blackford County Health Department  (For Birth and Death Records from 1882)      503 East Van Cleve Street - Hartford City, IN 47348-1897  Phone: (765) 348-4317.
 

·  Blackford County Circuit Court Clerk      

  • Courthouse,  110 W. Washington Street - Hartford City, IN 47348
  • Phone: (765) 348-1130.
          Blackford County Recorder:  Phone: (765) 348-2207.

Blackford County Communities

Harrison Township is located in northeastern Blackford county, with the Salamonie River meandering through the northeastern corner, passing Montpelier and Matamoras to the east.
Harrison Township communities include: Matamoras and Montpelier.

o                                A Short History of Montpelier



Jackson Township is located in southeastern Blackford county.
Jackson Township communities include: Converse, Millgrove and Trenton.  The town of Ridertown is situated on the Blackford and Jay County line.  In addition, a small portion of the outskirts of the Jay County city of Dunkirk extend into the southeastern corner of Jackson Township, Blackford County.



Licking Township is located in southwestern Blackford county.
Licking Township communities include: Hartford City (the county seat), Renner and Shamrock Lake.



Washington Township is located in northwestern Blackford county.
Washington Township communities include: Roll.



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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