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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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Townships in Franklin County 
(North = Top)
Posey Twp. |  Laurel Twp. Blooming Grove Township Fairfield Township  Bath Township
Salt Creek Township Metamora Township Brookville Township Springfield Township
Ray Township  Butler Township Highland Township Whitewater Township
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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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.

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.

Laurel Township - Communities include:  Laurel.

Metamora Township - Communities include: Metamora.

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.

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.
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