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DEARBORN COUNTY, Indiana

*First created in 1803.
*County seat: Lawrenceburg.
Located in southeastern Indiana, with the Ohio River at it's southeastern corner.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Aurora, Bonnell, Braysville, Bright, Chesterville, Cochran, Cold Springs, Dillsboro, Dillsboro Station, Dover, Farmers Retreat, Greendale, Guilford, Hardinsburg, Hidden Valley, Homestead, Hubbells Corner, Kelso, Kirschs Corner, Kyle, Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Junction, Lawrenceville, Logan, Longnecker, Manchester, Moores Hill, Mt. Sinai, Nebo, New Alsace, Oldtown, St. Leon, Sparta, Texas, Utah, Weisburg, West Harrison, Westside, Wilmington and Wrights Corner.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Dearborn 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:
                                             N = Franklin County, IN
W = Ripley County, IN     DEARBORN COUNTY     E = Hamilton County, OH
               S = Ohio County, IN                     SE corner = The Ohio River
Visit American Local History Network for the State of Ohio hosted by Allen Richmond.


DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1803; County seat is Lawrenceburg.
+ MAPS + TOWNS + TOWNSHIPS + NEIGHBORING COUNTIES +
+ MUSEUMS + NEWS & NEWSPAPERS +
+ CHURCHES + SCHOOLS and EDUCATION +
+ COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY  + LOCAL DIRECTORIES +
+ HISTORY: Articles & Online Databases + BIOGRAPHIES +
+ NATIVE AMERICAN: THE PEOPLE +
+ ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research + GENEALOGY +
+ COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records +
+ PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH +



MAPS

  • 1875 Map of Dearborn County, Indiana, by Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation )
  • U. S. Census Bureau Dearborn County Profile.
  • Interactive Present day Map of Dearborn County, Indiana.
  • USGS: Use the query form 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: THE PEOPLE



MUSEUMS

  

    • 508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
         Phone: (812) 537-4075.
    • "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."


 

COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY

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NATURE

  • Red Wolf Sanctuary - refuge and rehabilitation center for sick or injured animals indigenous to the Ohio River Valley.

   P.O. Box 235 - Dillsboro, IN 47018  Phone: (812) 667-5303.

NEWS & NEWSPAPERS

CHURCHES

  9901 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 578 - Dillsboro, IN 47018.

  • Dearborn Hills United Methodist Church - Lawrenceburg
  • USGS: Use the query form 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.


SCHOOLS and EDUCATION


BIOGRAPHIES



HISTORY: Articles ONLINE

   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)

 



ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research

     123 W. High Street - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025   Phone: (812) 537-2775.

 - archived web page

    • 508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
         Phone: (812) 537-4075.
    • Microfilmed Resources
    • County Court Records and Archives. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."
  • Aurora Public Library
    • 414 2nd Street - Aurora, IN 47001   Phone: (812) 926-0646.
  • Dillsboro Public Library
    • 10151 Library Lane - Dillsboro, IN 47018    Phone:  (812) 432-5200

 


COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records

   508 W. High Street - Vance House - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025-1916
   Phone: (812) 537-4075.

   Courthouse -  215 W. High St. - Lawrenceburg, IN  47025
   Phone: (812) 537-4075 or (812) 537-2151.

  • County Court Information. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."
  • Dearborn County Health Department (For Birth and Death Records from 1882)

   Dearborn County Administration Bldg. - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1910
   Phone:  (812) 537-8826.


Dearborn County Communities

Caesar Creek Township communities include: Farmers Retreat.



Center Township communities include: Aurora, Cochran and Texas.



Clay Township communities include: Dillsboro and Dillsboro Station.

  • Red Wolf Sanctuary - refuge and rehabilitation center for sick or injured animals indigenous to the Ohio River Valley.

   P.O. Box 235 - Dillsboro, IN 47018  Phone: (812) 667-5303.

  9901 Central Avenue - P.O. Box 578 - Dillsboro, IN 47018.

 



Harrison Township communities include: Braysville, Longnecker and West Harrison.



Hogan Township communities include: Mt. Sinai and Wilmington.



Jackson Township communities include: Hubbells Corner, Lawrenceville, New Alsace and Weisburg.



Kelso Township communities include: Dover and St. Leon.



Lawrenceburg Township communities include: Greendale, Hardinsburg, Homestead, Lawrenceburg Junction, Nebo, Utah, Westside, and Lawrenceburg (the county seat).  Oldtown was located at/near Lawrenceburg (see map).

County Court Records and Archives. - "...The courthouse burned in 1826 but some records were re-recorded..."

Brief Dearborn Co. History & Brief City & Town Histories.

     123 W. High Street - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025   Phone: (812) 537-2775.



Logan Township communities include: Logan.



Manchester Township communities include: Kirschs Corner, Kyle, Manchester and Wrights Corner.  Bonnell appears to have been located in Manchester Township, southwest of Yorkville, in York Township.  Kennedy is situated at the York and Manchester townships line.


Miller Township communities include: Bright and Hidden Valley.



Sparta Township communities include: Chesterville, Cold Springs, Moores Hill and Sparta.



Washington Township communities include: This is a rural township.



York Township communities include: Yorkville.  Kennedy is situated at the York and Manchester 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.


Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002-2008, by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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 IndianaChicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.

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