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GRANT COUNTY, Indiana

*First created, in 1831, from Adams New Purchase.
*County seat: Marion.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Arcana, Brookhaven, Cole, Dooville, Fairmount, Farrville, Fowlerton, Fox, Friendly Corner, Gas City, Hackleman, Hanfield, Herbst, Home Corner, Jadden, Jalapa, Jonesboro, Kiley, Lake Wood, Landess, Marion, Matthews, Michaelsville, Mier, Normal, Point Isabel, Radley, Roseburg, Shadeland, Sims, Swayzee, Sweetser, Upland, Van Buren, and Weaver.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Grant 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.
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Surrounding Counties:
                NW =  Wabash County, IN    NE = Huntington County, IN and Wells County, IN
W = Miami County, IN     GRANT COUNTY   E = Blackford County, IN
      SW = Howard County, IN   S = Madison County, IN   SE = Delaware County, IN

·         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)

      600 S. Washington Street - Marion, IN 46953  Phone: (765) 668-2900.

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953-2031  Phone: (317) 668-8871.

  • Grant Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)

   Courthouse - 101 East 4th Street - Marion, IN 46952  Phone: (317) 668-8121.
   Grant County Clerk information and fees

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

   401 South Adams Street, Rm 322 - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

Grant County Communities

Center Township communities include:  Brookhaven, Dooville, Home Corner, Lake Wood and Marion. Portions of the city of Marion are within Center, Franklin, Pleasant and Washington townships.    The community of Dooville is situated at the Center and Monroe townships line.

·  Grant County, Indiana

·  Marion & Grant County -(James Dean Country) - travel and tourist information

·  History

·  Information and Maps

·  City of Marion

·  Grant County (Marion) Community History - a joint project of the Marion High School & the Public Library, includes a "Virtual Tour" of Marion and Publications.

·  Miami Indian Cemetery, by Kenny Daily - near Jalapa, Indiana has 140 year history.

·  The Trolley Gallery, by Ben Ogle  - learn about the trolleys of Marion, IN.

·  Wings Over Marion Indiana, by Bill Brookshire - "...a documented aviation history of Marion, Indiana, from 1919 to 1997..." (Book for purchase from the site, history is not online.)

·  Marion Public Library       600 S. Washington Street - Marion, IN 46953  Phone: (765) 668-2900.

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953-2031  Phone: (317) 668-8871.

  • Grant Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)

   Courthouse - 101 East 4th Street - Marion, IN 46952  Phone: (317) 668-8121.
   Grant County Clerk information and fees

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

   401 South Adams Street - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

   401 South Adams Street, Rm 322 - Marion, IN 46953   Phone: (765) 668-8871

 

Cemeteries (partial list) include:

·     I.O.O.F. Cemetery - located in Center Township on the east side of Marion.


Fairmount Township communities include:  Fairmount and Fowlerton.

·  Fairmount Public Library

·  205 S. Main Street - Fairmount, IN 46928  Phone: (765) 948-3177.

·  St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, in Fairmount: History to 1907, (click the back button to return to this page.)

Cemeteries (partial list) include:
   Park Cemetery - located in Fairmount Township, just north of Fairmont.


Franklin Township communities include:  Herbst, Kiley, Michaelsville and Roseburg.  Portions of the city of Marion are within Center, Franklin, Pleasant and Washington townships.  Cole is located at the intersection of Green, Liberty, Sims and Franklin townships.


Green Township communities include:  Normal and Point Isabel.  Cole is located at the intersection of Green, Liberty, Sims and Franklin townships.  The community of Rigdon is located at the Grant and Madison county line.


Jefferson Township communities include:  Matthews and Upland.

·  Upland Public Library        115 W. Washington - Upland, IN 46989  Phone: (765) 998-2971.
Cemeteries (partial list) include:
   Shiloh Cemetery - located in Jefferson Township, southeast of Upland.

Liberty Township communities include:  Hackleman, Radley and Weaver.  Cole is located at the intersection of Green, Liberty, Sims and Franklin townships.


Mill Township communities include:  Gas City and Jonesboro.

·  Gas City-Mill Twp. Public Library
   135 E. Main Street - Gas City, IN 46933  Phone: (765) 674-4718.

·  Jonesboro Public Library
    124 E. 4th Street - Jonesboro, IN 46938  Phone: (765) 677-9080.
Cemeteries (partial list) include:
   Walnut Creek Cemetery - located in Mill Township north of Gas City.
   Riverside Cemetery - located in Mill Township southwest of Gas City, between Gas City and Jonesboro.
   Deer Creek Cemetery - "...located on the banks of Deer Creek in Mill Township
Section # 31..."


Monroe Township communities include:  Arcana, Friendly Corner and Jadden.  The community of Dooville is situated at the Center and Monroe townships line.
Cemeteries (partial) include:
   Atkinson Cemetery - 


Pleasant Township communities include:  Fox, Jalapa and Sweetser.  Portions of the city of Marion are within Center, Franklin, Pleasant and Washington townships.

·  Miami Indian Cemetery, by Kenny Daily - near Jalapa, Indiana has 140 year history.


Richland Township communities include:  Mier.  The Miami County community of Converse has a suburban area which extends into Richland Township, Grant county.


Sims Township communities include:  Sims and Swayzee.  Cole is located at the intersection of Green, Liberty, Sims and Franklin townships.

·  Swayzee Public Library       301 S. Washington - Swayzee, IN 46986  Phone: (765) 922-7526.


Van Buren Township communities include:  Farrville and Van Buren.  The community of Landess is located at the Van Buren and Washington townships line.

·  Van Buren Public Library
    115 S. 1st Street - Van Buren, IN 46991  Phone: (765) 934-2171.
Cemeteries (partial list) include:
   Doyle Cemetery - located southeast of Van Buren. (Latitude: 403537N; Longitude: 0852852W)


Washington Township communities include:  Hanfield and Shadeland.  Portions of the city of Marion are within Center, Franklin, Pleasant and Washington townships.  The community of Landess is located at the Van Buren and Washington townships line.
Cemeteries (partial list) include:
   Salem Cemetery - located on the northeast side of Marion. (Latitude: 403453N; Longitude: 0853813W)
   Fairview Cemetery - located northeast of Marion, near the intersection of CR 450 N and CR 300 E, northwest of Shadeland.  (Latitude: 403700N; Longitude: 403700NW)

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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:

  • History of Grant County, Indiana : From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical


Sketches, Notes, etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana.  Chicago, Illinois : Brant & Fuller, 1886.  (Gc 977.201 G76H, V.1 and V.2).  Photoreprint by Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic, 1974.  (Gc 977.201 G76HI).
 

  • The Early History of the Society of Friends in Grant County, Indiana.  John Ratliff.  (Author).  [n.p. : n.d.].  (Gc 977.201 G76RA).

 

  • Biographical Memoirs of Grant County, Indiana : to Which is Appended a Comprehensive Compendium of National Biography ... with Portraits of Many National Characters and Well-known Residents of Grant County, Indiana. [History of Grant County, Indiana].  Chicago, Illinois : Bowen, 1901.  (Gc 977.201 G76BI).

 

  • Centennial History of Grant County, Indiana, 1812 to 1912 : Compiled from Records of the Grant

County Historical Society, Archives of the County, Data of Personal Interviews, and other Authentic Sources of Local Information .  Rolland Lewis Whitson.  (Editor).  Edgar L. Goldthwait and John P. Campbell.  (Associate Editors).  Chicago, Illinois; New York : Lewis Publishing Co., 1914.   (Gc 977.201 G76W, vol. 1 and 2).
 

  • A Century of Development : Grant County, Indiana.  Grant County Junior Historical Society.  (Prepared).   Grant County Junior Historical Society, 1937.   (Gc 977.201 G76C).

 

  • Interesting Episodes in the Early History of Marion and Grant County, Indiana.  W. H. McGrew.  (Author).  Marion, Indiana : Grant County Historical Society, 1966.  (Gc 977.201 G76M).

 

  • 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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