Fountain County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

FOUNTAIN COUNTY, Indiana
History < - > Genealogy

*First created in 1826.
*County seat: Covington.
Located in western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's northern and western boundaries.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Attica, Aylesworth, Cates, Centennial, Coal Creek, Covington, Fountain, Graham, Harveysburg, Hillsboro, Hunter Corner, Kingman, Layton, Mackie, Maysville Crossing, Mellot, Newtown, Palmerton, Riverside, Roberts, Rob Roy, Silverwood, Simpson Corner, Steam Corner, Stephens Crossing, Stone Bluff, Veedersburg, Vine, Wallace, Wooley Corner and Yeddo.

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Select a town from above to go to the township location, with links and information specific to that area, OR, select a township from the following table:

Townships in Fountain County (North = Top)
THE WABASH RIVER*		Logan Township	Davis Township
	Shawnee Township	--> <--	Richland Township
Troy Township Wabash Township	--> Van Buren Township	--> <--	Cain Township
Fulton Township	Mill Creek Township	-->	Jackson Township

*A feature - NOT a Township.
Surrounding Counties:
                                 N and NW = Warren County, IN   NE = Tippecanoe County, IN
W = Vermillion County, IN     FOUNTAIN COUNTY     E = Montgomery County, IN
                                               S = Parke County, IN

Fountain County, Indiana Reference or Fountain County, Indiana Reference
Fountain County, Indiana Statistics and Profile
Fountain County, Indiana Biographies and Brief History
Old Settlers: Recollections of the Early Settlement of the Wabash Valley, by Sandford C. Cox (The formation of Fountain and Warren Counties and Their Early Settlers)
Fountain County Genealogy, by Karen Zach and Jeff Scism
1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
Fountain County, Indiana Biography Project, by Ed Moyer.
Access Indiana Teaching & Learning Center: Guide to The Wabash River - edited by Steve Mills.
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.
U.S. Census Bureau: Interactive County MAP for FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
Wabash-Erie Canal Association - Delphi, IN
Wabash-Erie Canal - Researched by Terry Pepper.
The Wabash and Erie Canal by Dwight Ericsson.
countyhistory.com: for Fountain County, by Ronald Branson!

Fountain, Montgomery and Parke Counties, Indiana, Portrait and Biographical Record, Originally Published, by Chapman Brothers, in 1893, online by Ronald Branson.

The Political Graveyard for Fountain County, Indiana - contains information about U.S. politicians who were born, resided, or died in Fountain County, and Cemeteries and Memorials sites.

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

o Online Databases

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 Indiana Public Libraries

o WWII Servicemen Database

o Indiana Plat Books

o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

Attica Public Library

   305 South Perry - Attica, IN 47918-1494    Phone: (765) 764-4194
   Hours: Monday and Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.;
              Tuesday thru Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
              Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
              Sunday Closed

Covington-Veedersburg Public Library

   622 5th Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (765) 793-2572.
   Hours: Monday thru Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.;
               Friday: Noon - 6:00 p.m.;
               Saturday: Noon - 4:00 p.m.;
               Closed Sunday.

Covington-Veedersburg Public Library

408 North Main Street - Veedersburg, IN 47987

Kingman Public Library

123 West State Street - P. O. Box 116 - Kingman, IN 47952-0116 Phone: (765) 397-3138
Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.;
Closed Sunday.

Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana* Page.
Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Indiana town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
1852 Map of the state of Indiana compiled from the United States surveys by S. D. King, Washington City. Exhibiting the sections & fractional sections; the situation & boundaries of counties; the location of cities villages & post offices canals, rail roads and other internal improvements, carefully laid down.
MyLocal.IN for Fountain County
Fountain County Genealogical Society, Inc. and Library - Information
405 North Mill Street - P.O. Box 273 - Veedersburg, IN 47987 Phone: (765) 294-4954
Fountain County Historical Society

                    (Covington, IN-location)
                    c/o Mr. Puckett PO Box 148 (mailing address)
                    Kingman, IN 47952-0148
                    (765) 397-3127

Fountain County Government
Fountain-Warren County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca.1882)

210 South Perry Street - Attica, IN 47918-1352 Phone: (317) 762-3035.

Fountain County Clerk's Office
Fountain County Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)

301 4th Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (317) 793-2192.
Contact clerk to verify current fees and instructions.
   Photocopies are $1 per page and self-addressed stamped envelope.
   Marriage Records from 1827 to present.
   Marriage applications from 1882.
   Will records from 1827.
   Probate records from 1832.

Fountain County Recorder

301 4th Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (765) 793-2431.
See a description of an Indiana County Recorder's responsibilities from the Indiana Code:

Fountain County Surveyor (For County Maps)

301 Fourth Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (765) 793-3481.

Fountain County Communities

Cain Township is located in eastern Fountain county, with Montgomery county as its eastern boundary. Communities include: Hillsboro.

Davis Township is located in the northeatern corner of Fountain county, with the Wabash River as its northern boundary. Communities include: Maysville Crossing, Roberts, Riverside and Vine.

Fulton Township is located in the southwestern corner of Fountain county, with the Wabash River as its western boundary, and Parke County to the south. Communities include: Cates and Silverwood.

Jackson Township is located in the southeastern corner of Fountain county, with Montgomery county as its eastern boundary and Parke county to the south. Communities include: Wallace and Wooley Corner.

Logan Township is located in the northwestern corner of Fountain county, with the Wabash River as its northern boundary. Communities include: Attica.
Cemeteries located in Logan Township include: The Catholic Cemetery (Attica), the Jewish Cemetery (Attica), Riverside Cemetery (Attica), Clark Cemetery, Hatton Cemetery, the Nave/Neff Cemetery, and the Hushaw/Dazey/Rupert/Stephenson Cemetery, Schlosser Cemetery (section 27; Township 22N, Range 7W).

305 S. Perry Street - Attica, IN 47918 Phone: (765) 764-4194.

Mill Creek Township is located in southern Fountain county, with Parke county as its southern neighbor. Communities include: Centennial, Harveysburg, Kingman, Steam Corner and Yeddo.

Kingman Public Library

123 West State Street - P. O. Box 116 - Kingman, IN 47952-0116 Phone: (765) 397-3138
Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.;
Closed Sunday.

Richland Township is located in eastern Fountain county, with Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties, as its eastern neighbors. Communities include: Mellott, Newtown and Stephens Crossing. The community of Graham is situated on the Richland and Van Buren Townships line.

Shawnee Township has the Wabash River as its northwestern boundary, and the Big Shawnee Creek runs through the township. Communities include: Aylesworth, Fountain and Rob Roy.

Troy Township is located in western Fountain county, with the Wabash River as its western boundary. Communities include: The City of Covington, which is the county seat, Layton and Palmerton.
Cemeteries located in Troy Township include: The Barcley Cemetery, Bend Cemetery, Bilsland Cemetery, Briney Cemetery, Covington/Oak Grove Cemetery (Shawnee Township), Danser Cemetery, De Haven Cemetery, Long Cemetery (north of Covington), Mt. Hope Cemetery (1/2 mile SE of Covington), Osborn Prairie Cemetery (east of Covington), Prescott and St. Joseph Cemetery (northeast of Covington), Sandhill Cemetery (northwest of Covington), Ward Cemetery (2 1/2 miles east of Covington).

Covington Public Library

622 5th Street - Covington, IN 47932 Phone: (765) 793-2572.
Hours: Monday thru Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Friday: Noon - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday: Noon - 4:00 p.m.; Closed Sunday.

Van Buren Township is located in central Fountain county, with Coal Creek meandering through its borders. Communities include: Hunter Corner, Simpson Corner, Stone Bluff and the city of Veedersburg. The community of Graham is situated on the Richland and Van Buren townships line.

Veedersburg Public Library

408 N. Main Street - Veedersburg, IN 47987 Phone: (765) 294-2808.

Wabash Township is located in western Fountain county, with the Wabash River as its western boundary. Communities include: Coal Creek and Mackie.

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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.

Printed resources for Fountain County, Indiana include:

History of Fountain County, Indiana, 1983. Fountain County History Book Committee. (Author). Indiana: Fountain County Historical Society, 1983. (Gc 977.201 F82HI ).
Note: Includes index.
Fountain County, Indiana, Marriage Records. 2 Vols. Miriam Luke. (Compiler). Danville, Illinois (1608 Glenview, Danville 61832) : Illiana Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981?.
Vol. 1: 1826-1839; Vol. 2: 1839-1848 and letters of administration, 1832-1846. (Gc 977.201 F82LU, BK. 2).
Cemetery Inscriptions of Fountain County, Indiana. Miriam L. Luke. (Compiler and Indexer). Gwen Frees, et al. (Copiers). 1981. (Gc 977.201 F82LC).
Fountain County, Indiana cemetery records. U.S. : s.n., 1991?. (Gc 977.201 F82FC).
150 Years of Witness, Nurture and Service : a History of the First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) at Veedersburg in Fountain County, Indiana. Daniel M. Immel. (Author). Veedersburg, Indiana? : First Christian Church?, 1991. (Gc 977.202 V51I).

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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