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*First created in 1822.
*County seat:
Located in east central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Ashland, Blountsville,
Cadiz, Dunrieth,
Fayne Siding, Foley,
Grant City, Greensboro,
Hillsboro, Honey
Creek, Kennard, Knightstown,
Lewisville, Luray,
Maple Valley, Mechanicsburg,
Messick, Middletown,
Millville, Mooreland,
Mt. Lawn, Mt.
Summit, New Castle, New
Lisbon, Ogden, Pierson
Station, Raysville, Rogersville, Shirley,
Spiceland, Springport,
Stone Quarry Mills, Straughn,
Sulphur Springs, and Westwood.
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Surrounding Counties:
N = Delaware
County, IN NE = Randolph
County, IN
NW = Madison
County, IN HENRY COUNTY E = Wayne County,
IN
SW = Hancock
County, IN S = Rush County,
IN SE = Fayette
County, IN
Established in 1822, from Delaware New Purchase; County seat is
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201 S. 14th Street - New Castle, IN 47362 Phone: (765) 529-1111.
o Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
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606 South 14th Street -
New Castle, IN 47362
Phone: (765) 529-4028 E-mail: hchisoc@kiva.net
c/o Lola Snyder
6884 North Prairie Road
Springport, IN 47386
o Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
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
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o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
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Indiana State Archives.
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· 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
· The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
· World War II Veterans Online Information Center
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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· Henry County Historical Society Museum & Genealogy Library
Phone: (765) 529-4028 E-mail: hchisoc@kiva.net
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· Spiceland Town-Township Public
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· Henry County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
o Henry County Marriage License Applications Search Form
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Courthouse -
The earliest marriage records are from ca. 1823.
· USGenWeb for Henry County Genealogy -
o Henry County: About Our County.
o Blue River Township in 1884 -
Cemeteries within
Bales (section 32),
Downing (section 23),
Kessinger (section 35),
Old Messick (section 32),
Mooreland (section 14).
Cemeteries within
Herr Farm (section 7),
Old
New
New
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Cemeteries within Fall Creek Township include:
Fatic (section 7),
Keesling (section 24s),
Mechanicsburg (section 24),
Miller- United Brethren (section 34),
Old Pioneer South (section 32),
Painter (section 28),
Showalter Cemetery (section 16),
White Union Cemetery (section 22),
Burner Cemetery (section 7).
Cemeteries within
Berger Farm (section 27),
Nugen Farm (section 25),
Richsquare Friend's (section 7),
Cemetery (section 35).
Greensboro Township communities
include: Greensboro, Kennard and Mt. Lawn. The town of
Cemeteries within
Hicksite Friends' Cemetery (section 36),
Trail's
Cemeteries within
Wyatt -
· New Castle Life and Surrounding area community links.
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Cemeteries within Henry Township include:
Brookshire Methodist Cemetery (section 8),
Elliot Cemetery (section 21),
Hobson Cemetery (section 15),
Zoar Baptist Cemetery (section 20),
McDaniel's Methodist Cemetery (section 33),
Old North 14th Street Cemetery (section 10),
Shephard's Burial Grounds (section 2),
Southmound - Westlawn Cemetery (section 15),
St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery (section 9),
Sugar Grove Cemetery (in section 8)
Cemeteries within
Liberty Township communities include:
Ashland, Millville and Pierson Station.
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Cemeteries within Liberty Township include:
Batsons Cemetery (section 21),
Bells Cemetery (section 25),
Chicago Corner - Baptist Cemetery (section 24),
Flatrock Friends' Cemetery (section 4),
Locust Grove United Brethren Cemetery (section 32),
Christopher Long (section 28),
Joel Pressel (section 35),
John Pressel (section 34),
Wimmer Family Cemetery (section 17),
Wisehart - Leakey Cemetery (section 33).
Cemeteries within Prairie Township include:
Beech Grove Methodist Cemetery (section 27),
Bunner's Cemetery (section 35),
Evan's Cemetery (section 27),
Harvey Cemetery (section 13),
Hillsboro Christian Cemetery (section 31),
Ice Burial Grounds (in section 30),
Lebanon Baptist Cemetery (section 11),
Livezy's Cemetery (section 26),
Mt. Summit Cemetery (section 22),
Power's Cemetery (section 25),
Rhoton's Cemetery (section 1),
Woodlawn - Springport Cemetery (section 33),
Wayman Burial (section 34s).
Spiceland Township communities include:
Dunrieth, Ogden, Spiceland and Stone Quarry Mills.
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Cemeteries within
Spiceland Friends' Cemetery (section 17).
Cemeteries within
Current's Cemetery (section 29),
Finch-Christian Friends' Cemetery (section 10),
Hodson's Cemetery (section 10),
Westbury Friends' Cemetery (section 4).
Wayne Township communities include: Grant
City, Knightstown, Maple Valley and Raysville.
· Knightstown Public Library
Cemeteries within Wayne Township include:
Elm Grove Friends' Cemetery (in section 23),
Francis Fort Burials (section 20),
Joseph Fort Burials (section 20),
Glen Cove - I.O.O.F. - Old Knightstown Cemetery (section 28),
Pioneer Baptist Cemetery (section 34),
Raysville Christian Cemetery (section 34),
Raysville Friends' Cemetery (section 34).
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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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