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Fulton County, Indiana History <-> Genealogy - 1875 Map

FULTON COUNTY, Indiana
History <-> Genealogy

*First created in 1835.
*County seat: Rochester.
Located in north central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Akron, Athens, Bruce Lake, Delong, Fletcher, Fulton, Grass Creek, Green Oak, Guise Park, Kewanna, Lake Bruce, Leiters Ford, Marshtown, Pershing, Richland Center, Rochester, Talma, Tiosa, and Wagoner.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Fulton County information and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
Select from the TOWNSHIPs Table below to view information and links specific to the township.
Please note:  Though the information on this web page is believed to be correct, the possibility of error remains.  Please notify the webmaster should an error be found.

Surrounding Counties:
                                   N =  Marshall County, IN   ENE = Kosciusko County, IN
W = Pulaski County, IN     FULTON COUNTY    E = Wabash County, IN
                             S = Cass County, IN         SE = Miami County, IN

   320 W. 7th Street - Rochester, IN 46975-1332    Phone: (574) 223-2713

   37 E 375 N (just off N. US 31), Rochester, IN 46975   Phone: (574) 223-4436

·         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)

  • 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.
  • Fulton County, Indiana Statistics and Profile
  • Fulton County Indiana: Chamber of Commerce site.
  • MyLocal.IN for Fulton County, Indiana Information
  • The Rochester Sentinel online news.
  • Akron Carnegie Public Library - with searchable indexes to Births, Marriages & Deaths
    205 East Rochester Street (P.O. Box 428) - Akron, IN 46910-0428  
       Phone: 574-893-4113  "Serving Akron and Henry Township as well as all of Fulton County and the Bell Memorial Library of Mentone..."
  • Kewanna-Union Township Carnegie Public Library
       210 East Main Street, P. O. Box 365 - Kewanna, IN 46939-0365
       Phone: (574) 653-2011
  • Fulton County Public Library

   1650 Wright St. - Fulton, IN 46931  Phone:  (574) 857-3895.

Fulton County Communities

Aubbeenaubbee Township communities include:  Delong and Leiters Ford.


Henry Township communities include:  Akron and Athens.  The community of Lowman Corner is situated on the Fulton and Kosciusko county line.

205 East Rochester Street (P.O. Box 428) - Akron, IN 46910-0428  
   Phone: 574-893-4113

"Serving Akron and Henry Township as well as all of Fulton County and the Bell Memorial Library of Mentone..."


Liberty Township communities include:  Fulton.  The community of Green Oak is situated on the Liberty and Rochester townships line.

·  Fulton County Public Library    1650 Wright St. - Fulton, IN 46931  Phone:  (574) 857-3895.
has online obituaries


Newcastle Township communities include:  Talma.


Richland Township communities include:  Richland Center and Tiosa.


Rochester Township communities include:  Rochester, Pershing and Wagoner.  The community of Green Oak is situated on the Liberty and Rochester townships line.

·  City of Rochester, Indiana

·  Rochester Sentinel - online news

·  Fulton County Historical Society
       37 E 375 N (just off N. US 31), Rochester, IN 46975   Phone: (574) 223-4436

·  Father Benjamin Petit and the  Potawatomi Trail of Death  (Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838)

·  Loyal, Indiana Living History Village, 1900-1925

·  Publications


Union Township communities include:  Bruce Lake, Guise Park, Lake Bruce and Kewanna.

  • Kewanna-Union Township Carnegie Public Library

   210 East Main Street (P. O. Box 365) - Kewanna, IN 46939-0365
   Phone: (574) 653-2011

Wayne Township communities include:  Fletcher, Grass Creek and Marshtown.

 

·  Welcome to Akron - with information and links to government, education, and more.

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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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