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1875 Hancock County, Indiana Map

HANCOCK COUNTY, Indiana

*First created in 1827.
*County seat: Greenfield.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Bowman Acres, Brookville Heights, Carriage Estates, Carrollton, Charlottesville, Cleveland, Colonial Village, Cooper Corner, Denny Corner, Eastgate, Eden, Finly, Fortville, Gem, Greenfield, Helmcrest, Maxwell, McCordsville, Milners Corner, Mohawk, Mt. Comfort, Nashville, New Palestine, Philadelphia, Pleasant Acres, Pleasant Hill, Reedville Station, Riley, Shirley, Spring Lake, Stringtown, Sugar Hills, Warrington, Westland, Wetland Post Office (historical), Wilkinson, Willow Branch and Woodbury.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Hancock 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:
     NW = Hamilton County, IN     N =  Madison County, IN
W = Marion County, IN     HANCOCK COUNTY   E = Henry County, IN
                                   S = Shelby County, IN   SE = Rush County, IN

HANCOCK COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1827; County seat is Greenfield.
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+ HISTORY & GENEALOGY: Articles & Online Databases + BIOGRAPHIES +
+ NATIVE AMERICAN: THE PEOPLE + NATURE +
+ ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research +
+ COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records +
+ PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH +


MAPS
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  • 1875 Map of Hancock County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation)
  • Interactive Census Bureau Map of Hancock County
  • 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.

NATIVE AMERICAN: THE PEOPLE
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MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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CHURCHES
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CEMETERIES
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·         Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o        Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

  • 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.

COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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NATURE
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NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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·         Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o        Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county

 

BIOGRAPHIES
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   P.O.Box 375 - Greenfield, IN  46140.

HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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   P.O.Box 375 - Greenfield, IN  46140.

    700 North Broadway - Greenfield, IN 46140 Phone: (317) 462-5141.

  Holds their regular monthly meeting at the Hancock County Public Library.  For more information, contact the library at (317) 462-5141, ext. 12.

   6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219   Phone: (317) 591-5222

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

o        Online Databases

o        Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o        Indiana Biography Index

o        Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o        Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2000

o        Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county

o        Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley

o        Indiana Public Libraries

o        Map of Indiana Libraries.

o        WWII Servicemen Database

ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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    700 North Broadway - Greenfield, IN 46140 Phone: (317) 462-5141.

  Holds their regular monthly meeting at the Hancock County Public Library.  For more information, contact the library at (317) 462-5141, ext. 12.

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records
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   Courthouse, Room 105 - 9 East Main Street  - Greenfield, IN 46140-2320
   Phone:  (317) 477-1125.

    9 East Main Street - Room 202 - Greenfield, IN 46140  Phone: (317) 477-1109.

Hancock County Communities

Blue River Township communities include:  Westland.  Westland Post Office (historical) was approximately located just south of Westland (see map).  Stringtown is at the Center and Jackson townships line, just north of Blue River Township.


Brandywine Township communities include:  Carrollton and Reedville Station (Finly).


Brown Township communities include: Nashville, Warrington, Wilkinson and Willow Branch.  Milners Corner is located on the Green and Brown townships line.  The town of Shirley is situated on the Brown township, Hancock County, and Greensboro township, Henry County, line.

·  Hancock County Community Network - About Shirley & About Wilkinson.


Buck Creek Township communities include:  Mt. Comfort and Pleasant Acres.  The community of Mohawk is situated on the Buck Creek and Center Townships line.

·  Hancock County Community Network - About Mount Comfort.


Center Township communities include:  Greenfield (the county seat), Bowman Acres,  Maxwell, Riley, and Sugar Hills.  The community of Cooper Corner is situated on the Center and Green townships line; Mohawk is situated on the Center and Buck Creek townships line, and Stringtown is at the Center and Jackson townships line, just north of Blue River Township.

·  City of Greenfield, Indiana

·  Virtual Picture Tour of Greenfield

·  Greenfield & Hancock County History

·  Hancock County Community Network - About Greenfield.

·  James Whitcomb Riley Home and Museum - Greenfield, Indiana - Picture

·  Hancock County Historical Society, Inc.    P.O.Box 375 - Greenfield, IN  46140.
   Contact: Joe Skvarenina       Phone: (317) 462-7780.
James Whitcomb Riley & Hancock County History., by  Joseph Skvarenina, Larry Fox, and Thomas E. Q. Williams.
America's Great Civil War Poem by James Whitcomb Riley which he delivered
numerous times to patriotic groups such as the Grand Army of the Republic
gatherings.

·  James Whitcomb Riley Information, contact webmaster at  TEQW@aol.com

·  Hancock County Public Library and alternate URL for the Library     700 North Broadway - Greenfield, IN 46140 Phone: (317) 462-5141.
Hancock County Genealogical Society - For additional information.
  Holds their regular monthly meeting at the Hancock County Public Library.  For more information, contact the library at (317) 462-5141, ext. 12.


Green Township communities include:  Eden.  The community of Cooper Corner is situated on the Center and Green townships line, and Milners Corner is located on the Green and Brown townships line.

Jackson Township communities include:  Charlottesville, Cleveland, and Pleasant Hill.  Stringtown is at the Center and Jackson townships line, just north of Blue River Township.

·  Hancock County Community Network - About Charlottesville.


Sugar Creek Township is located in western Hancock county, with Marion

 County at its western boundary.  Sugar Creek communities include:  Brookville Heights (near the northwestern edge of New Palestine), Carriage Estates, Gem, New Palestine, Philadelphia, and Spring Lake.  Cumberland is located in Warren Township, Marion County, with a portion extending into Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County.

·  Cumberland Information

·  Hancock County Community Network - About New Palestine & Spring Lake.

·  Sugar Creek Township Branch Library     11 East Main Street - New Palestine, IN 46163   Phone: (317) 861-6618.


Vernon Township  is located in northwestern Hancock county, with Marion County at its western boundary, and Hamilton and Madison counties to the north.  Vernon communities include:  Colonial Village, Denny Corner, Eastgate, Fortville, Helmcrest, McCordsville and Woodbury.

·  Hancock County Community Network - About Fortville & About McCordsville.

·  Fortville-Vernon Township Library
   625 E, Broadway, Fortville, IN 46040  Phone: (317) 485-6402.

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Professional  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 include:

  • The Pioneer, [Cover title: The Pioneers of Madison and Hancock Counties, Indiana]. Samuel Harden, born 1831.  (Author).  Greenfield, Indiana : W. Mitchell Printing Co., 1895. (Call number: Gc977.2 H21P, 1895).


   This book covers Hancock, Madison and Rush Counties.  A Facsimile reprint of work originally published in Greenfield, Ind., 1895, was also printed by Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, 1990.
          Contact: Connie Lindzy has graciously volunteered an offer to check "The Pioneer" for mentions of particular surnames or ancestors.

  • New Sectional Township Map of Indiana.  Chicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.
  • 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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