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*First created in 1827.
*County seat:
Located in east central Indiana, just one county (Randolph) away from the
Indiana-Ohio border.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Albany, Andersonville,
Anthony, Aultshire,
Benadum, Bethel, Cammack,
Cowan, Creston,
Cross Roads, Daleville,
Desoto, Drew, Eaton, Gaston, Gates Corner, Granville,
Hyde Park, Irvington,
Janney, Medford,
Middletown Park, Morningside,
Mt. Pleasant, Muncie,
New Burlington, Oakville,
Progress, Reed
Station, Royerton, Selma, Sharps, Shideler, Smithfield, Stockport, Wheeling,
Woodland Park and Yorktown.
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Surrounding Counties:
NW = Grant County,
IN N = Blackford
County, IN NE = Jay County, IN
W = Madison
County, IN DELAWARE COUNTY
E = Randolph
County, IN
S = Henry
County, IN
Established in 1827, from Randolph
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MAPS
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- Interactive
map of Delaware County,
- 1875 Map of Delaware County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. ( see citation )
- 1895 Map of Delaware 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
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- Native American Links
- History of the Miami and History of the Delaware, by Lee Sultzman
MUSEUMS &
HISTORIC SITES
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- Delaware County Historical Society
- The Heritage Library
- Hours: 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
- Phone: (765) 282-1550.
- Moore-Youse Home Museum
- African-American History
- Ancestor Hunters - Genealogy Interest Group
- Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee
CHURCHES
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- Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce - Community resource
- 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
- 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.
- Delaware County, Indiana Gen Web - maintained by Kelly Runyon Bragg.
COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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- Muncie Visitors Bureau
- Muncie - Delaware County, IN - Chamber of Commerce site
NATURE
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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o Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
BIOGRAPHIES
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- Delaware County History and Pioneer Families, online by Ronald Branson of countyhistory.com!
- The Political Graveyard,
for Delaware
County, Indiana, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site
about
- George
Washington Cromer (1856, Madison Co., IN -1936, Delaware Co., IN)
- Former Mayor of
- David
Kilgore (1804, in Harrison Co., KY-1879, in Yorktown, Delaware
Co., IN) -
Representative from
- Pendroy Surname History, by
Don Pendroy of
HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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- Delaware County History and Pioneer Families, online by Ronald Branson of countyhistory.com!
- Delaware County, Indiana Gen Web - maintained by Kelly Runyon Bragg.
- Census for Delaware County, Compiled by Kelly Runyon Bragg
- 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
- The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
- World War II Veterans Online Information Center
· 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)
- Delaware County Historical Society
- The Heritage Library
- Hours: 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
- Phone: (765) 282-1550.
- Moore-Youse Home Museum
- African-American History
- Ancestor Hunters - Genealogy Interest Group
- Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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- Delaware County Historical Society
- The Heritage Library
- Hours: 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
- Phone: (765) 282-1550.
- Moore-Youse Home Museum
- African-American History
- Ancestor Hunters - Genealogy Interest Group
- Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee
- Muncie Public Library Carnegie Library (Reference Room)
- Local History and
Genealogy Center
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- Daleville Community Library
- Delaware County, Indiana
- Delaware County Clerk's Office
- Phone: (765) 747-7726 - E-mail: kdwenger@dcclerk.org
- Marriage
Records Information
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- Delaware County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
- Delaware County Clerk's Office - (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate records)
E-mail: kdwenger@dcclerk.org
- Muncie - Delaware County, IN - Chamber of Commerce site
- Muncie Visitors Bureau
- City of Muncie, Indiana with a map of Muncie & Brief History including information about the history of Delaware County.
- Village Profile: Muncie, IN.
- Your Guide to Morningside, by Ervin Davis!
- USGS for Morningside (also called Drew) location.
- USGS for
- USGS for Creston location
map - Creston was located, on the West Fork of the White River, in the
northern metropolitan
- 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.
- Delaware County, Indiana Gen Web - maintained by Kelly Runyon Bragg.
- Delaware County Historical Alliance
- Muncie Public Library Carnegie Library (Reference Room)
- Local History and Genealogy
Center
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- Daleville Community Library
E-mail: kdwenger@dcclerk.org
- Delaware County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
- Delaware County Clerk's Office - (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate records)
E-mail: kdwenger@dcclerk.org
Liberty Township communities include: Hyde
Park, Selma,
Mt. Pleasant Township communities
include: Cammack, Reed Station and
Perry Township communities include: Gates
Corner, Medford,
- Old Salem Township History Project - by Gary McManus
Cemeteries include:
Washington Township communities
include: Gaston, Janney, Stockport and
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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. Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002-2009, by Ann Mensch. All Rights Reserved.
Printed resources for this page include:
- School and Library Atlas
of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
- New
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