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*First created in 1818.
*County seat: Jasper.
Located in southern
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Birdseye, Bretzville, Celestine, Crystal, Cuzco, Dubois, Duff, Ellsworth, Ferdinand, Haysville, Hillham, Holland, Huntingburg, Ireland, Jasper, Johnsburg, Kellerville, Kyana, Maltersville, Mentor, Millersport, Norton, Pinkston "Colored Freedom", Portersville, St. Anthony, St. Henry, St. Marks, Schnellville, Stapleton
and Thales.
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Surrounding Counties:
NW = Daviess
County, IN N = Martin County,
IN NE = Orange County,
IN
W = Pike County,
IN DUBOIS COUNTY E = Crawford
County, IN
SW = Warrick
County, IN S = Spencer
County, IN SE = Perry County,
IN
Established in 1818, from Pike
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MAPS
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- Interactive Census Bureau Map of Dubois County
- 1875 Map of Dubois County, Indiana, by Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation )
- 1895 Map of Dubois County, Indiana, by Pam Rietsch at: prietsch@ismi.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.
NATIVE AMERICAN: THE
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MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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Phone: (812)634-6910 or (812)-634-7733
E-mail: dctcj@psci.net
CHURCHES
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includes a Virtual Tour
and the History of the
Ferdinand Benedictines.
CEMETERIES
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· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
- The Hardin
Cemetery, in Dubois,
- Dubois County, Indiana Cemeteries
- St.
Ferdinand Cemetery –
- Tombstone
Transcription Project for Dubois County
- 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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- Dubois County Tourism Commission
- Ferdinand, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame - Jasper,
NATURE
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- Ferdinand State Forest - Located in the eastern part of the county, "...The area surrounding Ferdinand is rich in German heritage, including St. Meinrad Archabbey, the Monastery Immaculate Conception and many other local landmarks..."
- Patoka
Lake
NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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- Herald - Jasper,
· 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 Dubois County, by Ronald Branson!
- Indiana Biographies - See Names Index to identify other names which are found in the main biographies.
- The Political Graveyard,
for Dubois County,
Indiana, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site
about
HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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- Dubois County Tourism Commission
- Jasper, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Ferdinand, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- City of Huntingburg, Indiana
- Strassenfest - Jasper, Indiana
- INGenWeb for Dubois County Genealogy
·
Indiana
State Archives.
o Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.
- Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step (Large Cities), by Stephen P. Morse, PhD, Joel D. Weintraub, PhD and David R. Kehs, PhD
- familysearch.org - 1880 Census Index
- 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
- Civil War
- 27th Indiana Infantry, Co. K, online by Steve Russell.
- The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
· 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)
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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Phone: (812) 634-6910 or (812)-634-7733
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- Huntingburg Museum
- Archives in Dubois County, Indiana
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- MyLocal.In
for Dubois County
- Dubois County Health Department (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
Courthouse,
Annex, 2nd Floor -
Phone: (812) 481-7050.
- Dubois Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate records)
- Dubois County Court House - Picture and architectural information
- Indiana State Archives
- Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.
- Welcome To Jasper, Indiana (C of C)
- City of Jasper, Indiana
- Dubois County Tourism Commission : History of Jasper
- Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame - Jasper,
- Dubois County Museum
Phone: (812)634-6910 or (812)-634-7733- Jasper - Dubois County Public Library
Cemeteries in this township include:
- McKee Ditch : Located
in
- Wilhoit Cemetery : Located in Bainbridge Township, west of Jasper, and south of Hwy. 56, east of CR 400 W - (Latitude: 382321N, Longitude: 0865836W)
Cemeteries in this township include:
- Bethel Cemetery : Located in southwestern Boone Township, just north of Hwy. 56, near CR 800 W - USGS Map (Latitude: 382625N, Longitude: 0870334W)
Cass
Township communities include: Holland, Johnsburg and St. Henry. The
community of Zoar is situated on the
Cemeteries in this township include:
Columbia Township communities include:
Cuzco, Crystal, Hillham and Norton.
Cemeteries in this township include:
- Burton Cemetery : Located in the northeastern corner of Columbia Township, south of Hwy. 56 and Davis Creek, and west of Hillman Road South (Latitude: 383021N, Longitude: 0864229W; see map)
- Inscriptions in Burton Cemetery, on the Dubois County INGenWeb site.
- Inscriptions in Cuzco Cemetery, on the Dubois County INGenWeb site.
- Inscriptions in Kesterton Cemetery, on the Dubois County INGenWeb site.
- Robinson Cemetery : Located in northeastern Columbia Township, just south of the town of Hillham and Hwy. 56, off the Hillham Road S., near the Orange County line - (Latitude: 383026N, Longitude: 0864125W; see map)
- Inscriptions in Robinson Cemetery, on the Dubois County INGenWeb site.
- Wininger Cemetery : Located in northern Columbia Township, north of Hwy. 56 and northwest of Hillham, near the Martin and Dubois county line - (Latitude: 383117N, Longitude: 0864252W; see map)
- Ferdinand, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Dubois County Tourism Commission : History of Ferdinand
- Monastery of the Immaculate Conception - Sisters of St. Benedict includes a Virtual Tour and the History of the Ferdinand Benedictines.
- Ferdinand State
Forest - Located in the eastern part of the county,
"...The area surrounding Ferdinand is rich in German heritage,
including St. Meinrad Archabbey, the Monastery Immaculate Conception and
many other local landmarks..." St. Meinrad is in neighboring
- Ferdinand Public Library
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Hours: Monday - Thursday 10-7, Saturday 10-3, Closed
Friday and Sunday.
Cemeteries include:
- Pinkston (Hagen) Cemetery
: Located in
- Immaculate
- Saint Ferdinand Catholic
Cemetery : Located in
- St.
Ferdinand Cemetery –
- St. Ferdinand Catholic
Church
Cemeteries in this township include:
Harbison Township communities include:
Haysville, Kellerville and Thales. The town of
Cemeteries include:
- The Hardin
Cemetery, in Dubois,
Jackson Township communities include:
Bretzville, Kyana, St. Anthony and St. Marks.
Jefferson Township communities include:
Birdseye, Mentor and Schnellville.
- Ferdinand State Forest - Located in the eastern part of the county, "...The area surrounding Ferdinand is rich in German heritage, including St. Meinrad Archabbey, the Monastery Immaculate Conception and many other local landmarks..."
Madison Township communities include:
Ireland, Millersport and Stapleton.
Cemeteries in this township include:
Marion Township communities include: The town
of Dubois is situated on the Harbison and
Marion townships line, with portions in both.
- Dubois County Tourism Commission : History of Huntingburg
- City of Huntingburg, Indiana
- Huntingburg Old Town Hall
- Historical collection of materials (photographs, family histories, school materials, etc.), especially those related to the Huntingburg area.
- Huntingburg Museum
- Huntingburg Public Library
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Dubois County Cemeteries Interment.net
for Dubois County, Indiana – includes gravestones in the
Burton Cemetery : Located in the northeastern corner of Columbia Township, south of Hwy. 56 and Davis Creek, and west of Hillman Road South (Latitude: 383021N, Longitude: 0864229W) Chattin Cemetery : Located in northwestern Hagen Cemetery - Located at the southeastern corner of Patoka Township / te northwestern corner of Ferdinand Township, off Huntingburg-Ferdinand Road - (Latitude: ,381538N Longitude: 0865447W) McKee Ditch : Located in Mount Vernon Cemetery : Located at the southern edge of Cass Township, southwest of Johnsburg, at Hwy 231, north of the intersection with CR 2200 N - (Latitude: 381227N, Longitude: 0865825W) Mount Zion Cemetery : Located in eastern Harbison Township, east of Kellerville, near the intersection of Hwy. 56 and Hwy. 545, north of Hwy. 56 - (Latitude: 382857N, Longitude: 0864859W) Reed Cemetery : Located in western Harbison Township, on the east side of Hwy. 231, just north of CR 600 N, and south of Haysville - (Latitude: 382814N, Longitude: 0865452W) Robinson Cemetery : Located in northeastern Columbia Township, just south of the town of Hillham and Hwy. 56, off the Hillham Road S., near the Orange County line - (Latitude: 383026N, Longitude: 0864125W) Saint Ferdinand Catholic Cemetery : Located in Wilhoit Cemetery : Located in Bainbridge Township, west of Jasper, and south of Hwy. 56, east of CR 400 W - (Latitude: 382321N, Longitude: 0865836W) Wininger Cemetery : Located in northern Columbia Township,
north of Hwy. 56 and northwest of Hillham, near the Martin and Dubois county
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Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
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