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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1811.
*County seat: Brookville.
Located in southeastern Indiana, with the Ohio County of Butler at it's eastern boundary.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Andersonville, Bath, Blooming Grove, Brookville, Buena Vista, Cedar Grove, Drewersburg, Hamburg, Highland Center, Klemmes Corner, Laurel, Metamora, Mixerville, Mound Haven, Mount Carmel, New Fairfield, New Trenton, Oak Forest, Old Bath, Oldenburg, Palestine, Peoria, Peppertown, Raymond, Rockdale, Saint Marys, St. Peter, Scipio, Sharptown, South Gate, Stavetown, Yellow Bank, and Youngs Corner.
Location of Springfield Post Office (historical), Indiana.


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Surrounding Counties:
 NW = Rush County, IN  N =  Fayette County, IN   NE = Union County, IN
W = Decatur County, IN     FRANKLIN COUNTY   E = Butler County, Ohio
                   SSW = Ripley County, IN            SSE = Dearborn County, IN
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·         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)

    Box 88 -19063 North Clayborn Street - Metamora, IN 47030 Phone: (765) 647-6512.

   919 Main Street in Brookville, IN  Phone: (317) 647-4031.
   Hours: Mondays-Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
                              Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
                              Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
                              Closed holidays
   "...The library has an extensive collection of materials devoted to local history. The vast genealogy collection includes: birth/death records from 1880-1920, cemetery records for Franklin County, marriage records (1851-1920), court records, biographical histories, family files, early tract books, will records, census records and indexes, local newspaper on microfilm from 1824, and Naturalization records...The library also handles genealogy requests by mail..."  See the web site for further instructions and fee information.

   131 North Walnut Stree - Batesville, IN 47006

  • Franklin County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)

   Courthouse
   459 Main Street
   Brookville, IN 47012-1405
   Phone: (765) 647-4322.

  • Franklin Circuit Court Clerk  (Marriage, Divorce, Naturalization & Probate Records)

   Courthouse
   459 Main Street
   Brookville, IN 47012
   Phone: (765) 647-5111.

  • Franklin County Recorder (For Land Records, such as Deeds and Land Transfers)

   Courthouse
   459 Main Street
   Brookville, IN 47012
   Phone: (765) 647-5131. 

Franklin County Communities

Bath Township - Communities include: Bath, Old Bath, and Mixerville.


Blooming Grove Township - Communities include: Blooming Grove.


Brookville Township - Communities include: Brookville, Mound Haven, Palestine, Stavetown and Yellow Bank.

   P.O. Box 342, Brookville IN  47012

   919 Main Street - Brookville, IN  Phone: (317) 647-4031.
   "...The library has an extensive collection of materials devoted to local history. The vast genealogy collection includes: birth/death records from 1880-1920, cemetery records for Franklin County, marriage records (1851-1920), court records, biographical histories, family files, early tract books, will records, census records and indexes, local newspaper on microfilm from 1824, and Naturalization records...The library also handles genealogy requests by mail..."  See the web site for further instructions and fee information.


Butler Township - Communities include:  Oak Forest and St. Marys.


Fairfield Township - Communities include: New Fairfield.  The earlier town of Fairfield [historical] was located in section 21, Township 10 N., Range 2 W.  This historical Fairfield no longer exists - The area is now under the water of the Brookville Reservoir which was reportedly created in the 1960s by the Corps of Engineers.


Highland Township - Communities include: Cedar Grove, Highland Center, Klemmes Corner, St. Peter and South Gate.  Youngs Corner lies on the Brookville-Highland Townships line.

  • The History of St. Peter's Catholic Church - Franklin County, Indiana by David J. Endres. - with information about the German immigrant families who formed the community of Neuwaldstadt in Highland Township and the community which became known as St. Peter after this parish was dedicated it to St. Peter by Bishop Bruté in 1838.


Laurel Township - Communities include:  Laurel.

   200 N Clay, Laurel, IN 47024 Phone: (765) 698-2626.

   P.O. Box 342, Brookville IN  47012


Metamora Township - Communities include: Metamora.

    Box 88 -19063 North Clayborn Street - Metamora, IN 47030 Phone: (765) 647-6512.


Posey Township - Communities include: Andersonville.    Buena Vista is situated on the Salt Creek and Posey Townships line.


Ray Township - Communities include:  Huntersville and Oldenburg.  The town of Enochsburg is situated on the Decatur County - Franklin County line.


Salt Creek Township - Communities include:  Hamburg and Peppertown.  Buena Vista is situated on the Salt Creek and Posey Townships line.


Springfield Township - Communities include:  Mt. Carmel, Peoria and Raymond.   The town of Scipio is situated on the Whitewater and Springfield Townships line, near the Ohio border.

    Latitude:  392811N; Longitude:  0845149W

   P.O. Box 342, Brookville IN  47012


Whitewater Township - Communities include:  Drewersbug, New Trenton, Rockdale and Sharptown.  The town of Scipio is situated on the Whitewater and Springfield Townships line, near the Ohio border.

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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 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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