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HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Indiana
History <-> Genealogy

*First created in 1832.
*County seat: Huntington.
Located in northeastern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Andrews, Banquo, Bippus, Bowerstown, Braken, Buckeye, Goblesville, Harlansburg, Huntington, Lancaster, Mahon, Majenica, Makin, Mardenis, Markle, Milo, Mount Etna, Pleasant Plain, Plum Tree, Roanoke, Roanoke Station, Rock Creek, Simpson, Toledo, and Warren.
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Surrounding Counties:
                                          N =  Whitley County, IN      NE = Allen County, IN
W = Wabash County, IN     HUNTINGTON COUNTY   E = Wells County, IN
   SW & S = Grant County, IN        SE & E = Wells County, IN

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o    Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o    Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002

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    200 W. Market Street, Huntington, Indiana 46750-2655
    Phone: (260) 356-0824
 Hours: 9-8 Monday through Thursday; 9-5 on Friday and Saturday.

   Courthouse, Room 205 - Huntington, IN 46750-2868  Phone: (260) 358-4831.

   201 North Jefferson - Huntington, IN 46750.
   County Clerk - Phone: (260) 358-4819.

   201 North Jefferson - Huntington, IN 46750.
County Clerk - Phone: (260) 358-4819.
County Recorder - Phone: (260) 358-4848.

Huntington County Communities

Clear Creek Township communities include:  Goblesville.


Dallas Township communities include:  Andrews.  
     Monument City Pike (presumably a street name) appears on the 1910 Census of Dallas Township.

  • Andrews Public Library

     30 E. Madison Street - Andrews, IN 46702  Phone: (260) 786-3574.


Huntington Township communities include:  Huntington (the county seat).

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    200 W. Market Street, Huntington, Indiana 46750-2655
    Phone: (260) 356-0824
 Hours: 9-8 Monday through Thursday; 9-5 on Friday and Saturday.

   Courthouse, Room 205 - Huntington, IN 46750-2868  Phone: (260) 358-4831.

   201 North Jefferson - Huntington, IN 46750.
County Clerk - Phone: (260) 358-4819.

  • Huntington County Clerk, Auditor and Recorder's Offices are located at:

   201 North Jefferson - Huntington, IN 46750.
 County Auditor - Phone: (260) 358-4809.
 County Recorder - Phone: (260) 358-4848.


Jackson Township communities include:  Mahon, Roanoke and Roanoke Station.

  • Roanoke Public Library

     126 N. Main Sreet - Roanoke, IN 46783   Phone: (260) 672-3306.


Jefferson Township communities include:  Milo, Mt. Etna and Pleasant Plain.  A portion of Mt. Etna extends into Lancaster township.

Lancaster Township communities include:  Lancaster and Majenica.  The community of Harlansburg is situated at the Polk and Lancaster townships line.


Polk Township communities include:  This is a rural township, with the Salamonie Lake Project encompassing a large portion of the center of Polk township.  The community of Harlansburg is situated at the Polk and Lancaster townships line.

Rock Creek Township communities include:  Markle, Plum Tree, Rock Creek and Toledo.

  • Markle Public Library

      155 W. Sparks Street - Markle, IN 46770   Phone: (260) 758-3332.


Salamonie Township communities include:  Buckeye and Warren.

  • Warren Public Library

     123 E. 3rd - Warren, IN 46792   Phone: (260) 375-3450.


Union Township communities include:  Bowerstown, Mardenis and Simpson.


Warren Township communities include:  Bippus, Bracken and Makin.


Wayne Township communities include:  Banquo.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist

Researching onsite, 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.
  • Huntington County Anniversary and Homecoming and Historical Pageant, August 8-12, 1928.  (n. p.).
  • Huntington County, Indiana, 1834-1993.  Huntington County Historical Society.  (Compiler).  Paducah, Kentucky:  Turner Publishing Company.  1993.

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