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HENDRICKS COUNTY, Indiana
History <-> Genealogy

*First created in 1824.
*County seat: Danville.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Amo, Avon, Belleville, Bridgeport, Brownsburg, Cartersburg, Center Valley, Clayton, Clermont Heights, Coatesville, Danville, Friendswood, Gale, Hadley, Hazelwood, Joppa, Lizton, Magnetic Springs, Maplewood, Montclair, Nash, New Winchester, North Belleville, North Salem, Pecksburg, Pittsboro, Plainfield, Raintown, Reno, Six Points, Stilesville and Tilden.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Hendricks 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 =  Boone County, IN
NW = Montgomery County, IN     HENDRICKS COUNTY   E = Marion County, IN
   SW = Putnam County, IN        S = Morgan County, IN

HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA
Established in 1824, from Delaware New Purchase and the Wabash New Purchase;
County seat is Danville.
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MAPS
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NATIVE AMERICAN
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MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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   170 South Washington - Danville, IN 46122   Phone: (317) 745-9617.


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 (in Indianapolis)

 

BIOGRAPHIES
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HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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   1120 Stafford Road - Plainfield, IN 46168-2230   Phone: (317) 839-6602

·         World War II Veterans Online Information Center

·         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)

ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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   101 S. Indiana Street - Danville, IN 46122.

   1120 Stafford Road - Plainfield, IN 46168-2230   Phone: (317) 839-6602

   450 South Jefferson Street - Brownsburg, IN 46112  Phone: (317) 852-3167.

   498 N State Road 267, Avon, Indiana, 46168.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT & Vital Records
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  Courthouse Annex - P.O. Box 310 - Danville, IN 46122-0310 Phone: (317) 745-9217.

  • Hendricks County Clerk's Office (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)

    Courthouse - P.O. Box 599 - Danville, IN 46122
    County Clerk's Office:  Phone: (317) 745-9231.
    Circuit Court:  Phone: (317) 745-9271.
    Recorder's Office:  Phone: (317) 745-9224.

Hendricks County Communities

Brown Township communities include:  Suburban Brownsburg extends into Brown Township from Lincoln township.


Center Township communities include: Danville, Gale and Nash.    The community of Maplewood is situated at the intersection of the 3 townships of Union, Middle and Center.

   101 S. Indiana Street - Danville, IN 46122.


Clay Township communities include:  Amo, Coatesville, Hadley, Pecksburg and Reno.  Hadley is located in Clay township, at the Clay and Marion townships boundary.


Eel River Township communities include:  North Salem.


Franklin Township communities include:  Stilesville.

Guilford Township communities include:  Friendswood, Joppa and Plainfield.

   1120 Stafford Road - Plainfield, IN 46168-2230   Phone: (317) 839-6602


Liberty Township communities include:  Belleville, Cartersburg, Center Valley, Clayton, Hazelwood, Magnetic Springs and North Belleville.


Lincoln Township communities include:  Brownsburg and Clermont Heights.  The suburban area of Brownsburg extends into Brown Township.  The community of Tilden is situated at the Middle and Lincoln townships line.  Note also: there is a town of Clermont, in Marion County, just southeast of Clermont Heights.

   450 South Jefferson Street - Brownsburg, IN 46112  Phone: (317) 852-3167.

 


Marion Township communities include:  New Winchester.  Hadley is located in Clay township, at the Clay and Marion townships boundary.

Middle Township communities include:  Pittsboro.  The community of Maplewood is situated at the intersection of the 3 townships of Union, Middle and Center.


Union Township communities include:  Lizton, Montclair and Raintown.  The community of Maplewood is situated at the intersection of the 3 townships of Union, Middle and Center.


Washington Township communities include:  Avon, Bridgeport and Six Points.

   498 N State Road 267, Avon, Indiana, 46168.

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

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