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History <-> Genealogy
*First created in 1835.
*County seat:
Located in noutheastern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Altona, Ashley,
Artic, Auburn, Auburn Junction, Butler, Cedar, Coburn Corners/Coburntown,
Concord, Corunna, Fairfield Center, Garrett, Hopewell, Moore, New Era, Newville, Newville Center, Orangeville,
St. Joe, St. Johns, Sedan, Spencerville, Stafford Center, Summit,
Taylor Corner, Vienna
(historical) and Waterloo.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Dekalb 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
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Surrounding Counties:
N = Steuben
County, IN NE =
Williams County, OH
W = Noble
County, IN DEKALB COUNTY
E = Defiance County, OH
S = Allen
County, IN
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MAPS
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- Interactive Census Bureau Map of DeKalb County
- GIS Atlas for Indiana
- 1875 Map of DeKalb County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation)
- 1895 Map of DeKalb County, Indiana, by Pam Rietsch
- 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.
NATIVE AMERICAN: THE
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- The
- Native American Links
- History of the Miami and History of the Delaware, by Lee Sultzman
- Chief Little Turtle (Michikinikwa) - A leader of the Miami Indians.
- Miami History, by Lee Sultzman.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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- Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum,
- WWII Victory Museum
CHURCHES
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- Churches in DeKalb County
- History Of
DeKalb County, Indiana, With Biographical Sketches of Representative
Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families Illustrated,
- Chapter VII: Township Histories
- Chapter VIII: Religious History
- Coburn Corners Church of Christ [est. ca. 1836]
- Phone: (260) 238-4567
E-mail: ccccts@aol.com
Located at the corner of State Road 101 and County Road 64 - Coburn Corners Church History
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church [est. 1871]
- Phone: (260) 925-3930 E-mail: icc@dklb.net
- Immaculate Conception Parish History
- Phone: (260) 357-3122
- St. Michael the
- Phone: (260) 837-7155 Pastor's E-mail: dc1098@locl.net
- 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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· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
- USGenWeb for DeKalb County Genealogy, coordinated by Dan Terry.
- The Political Graveyard:
for DeKalb County,
Indiana - information about memorials, related cemeteries, and
politicians who were born, lived or died 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.
COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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- DeKalb Community Network
- News-Sun & Evening Star - news
for Noble, LaGrange,
NATURE
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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- News-Sun & Evening Star - news
for Noble, LaGrange,
- DeKalb County Newcomer's Guide - with local media contact information.
· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
BIOGRAPHIES
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- countyhistory.com: for DeKalb County, by Ronald Branson!
- The Political Graveyard:
for DeKalb County,
Indiana - information about memorials, related cemeteries, and
politicians who were born, lived or died in
HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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The web site includes a membership application and identifies
publications for purchase.
The DeKalb County Indiana Genealogy Society meetings are held at
the
Eckhart Public Library -
- DeKalb County Historical Society and Museum, in
- USGenWeb for DeKalb County Genealogy, coordinated by Dan Terry.
- History Of
DeKalb County, Indiana, With Biographical Sketches of Representative
Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families Illustrated,
- Chapter VII: Township Histories
- Chapter VIII: Religious History
· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
o Indiana Biography Index (published before 1990)
o Indiana Biography Index (published since 1990)
o Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
o Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
- County Code of DeKalb County Indiana of 1999.
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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603
S. Jackson -
340
South Broadway -
The web site includes a membership application and identifies
publications for purchase.
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- DeKalb County Government
- DeKalb County Government Internet Information System
- DeKalb County Health Department
215 East 9th, Suite 201 - Aubum, IN 46706-2336
Phone:
Fees: Birth certificates ($5.00 and $1.00 for extra copy)
Death certificates
($6.00 and $2.00 for extra copy)
Record copies, for
genealogy, uncertified $3 each.
- Clerk Circuit Court (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate records)
2nd floor,
DeKalb County Courthouse -
Mailing Address:
Fees: Marriage record $1 per copy, certification fee $1 per copy.
- DeKalb County Recorder (Deeds, Land Records, Mortgages)
First Floor,
Mailing Address:
- History of
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Butler Township communities include: Butler Center, Cedar, New Era and St. Johns.
·
Butler Carnegie Public Library
340 South Broadway -
Concord Township communities include:
Concord, Orangeville and St. Joe.
- St. Michael the
- Phone: (260) 837-7155 Pastor's E-mail: dc1098@locl.net
from "So Grows a
City", 1975, the official publication of the Greater Garrett Centennial
Corporation.
- Garrett's Growth from 1871 to 1936, from Garrett Clipper's Anniversary Edition, January 20, 1936, on the USGenWeb site for DeKalb County.
- Garrett Public Library
107 West Houston Street - Garrett, IN 46738 Phone: (260) 357-5485.
Newville Township communities
include: Newville and Newville Center.
The community of Newville is identified as Vienna and Newville P. O. on an 1880
DeKalb County Atlas.
RichlandTownship communities
include: Corunna and Sedan.
Smithfield Township
communities include: Ashley and Summit. The town of Ashley is
situated on the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with portions in both counties.
Spencer Township communities
include: Coburn Corners/Coburntown, Spencerville.
Stafford Township communities
include: Stafford Center.
Troy Township communities
include: Artic.
Union Township communities
include: Auburn (the county seat). Auburn Junction is located at
the Jackson and Union Townships line.
603
S. Jackson -
o William H. Willennar Genealogy Center
· DeKalb County Genealogy Society
The DeKalb County
Eckhart Public Library -
· Immaculate Conception Catholic Church [est. 1871]
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o Phone: (260) 925-3930 E-mail: icc@dklb.net
o Immaculate Conception Parish History
· Butler Carnegie Public Library
340 South Broadway -
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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.
Printed resources include:
·
Atlas of De Kalb Co., Indiana, To Which Are
Added Various General Maps, History, Statistics, Illustrations, &c. &c.
&c.
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History of
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History of
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History of
Notes: Previously published as:
· So Grows a City. Greater Garrett Centennial Corporation, 1975.
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New
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Atlas of DeKalb County, Indiana; to Which are
Added Various General Maps, History, Statistics... J.H. Beers &
Co. (Corp. Author).
Note: Index, by M.E. Bowman and DeKalb Hist. Society,
in 1975 reprint.
·
Early Marriage Records of
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Index to
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School and Library Atlas of the World.
Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
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