Johnson County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

JOHNSON COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1823.
*County seat: Franklin.
Located in central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Amity, Anita, Banta, Bargersville, Bluff Creek, Bud, Critchfield, Edinburgh, El Dorado, Frances, Franklin, Frances, Greenwood, Hendricks, Hopewell, Imperial Hills, Kinder, McCarty, Mt. Pleasant, Needham, New Whiteland, Nineveh, Old Bargersville, Princes Lakes, Providence, Reds Corner, Rocklane, Samaria, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing, Trafalgar, Urmeyville, Waterloo and Whiteland.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Johnson 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.

Townships in Johnson County
(North = Top)
White RiverTownship	Pleasant Township	Clark Township
Union Township	Franklin Township	Needham Township
Hensley Township	Nineveh Township	Blue River Township

Surrounding Counties:
                                   N = Marion County, IN
W = Morgan County, IN     JOHNSON COUNTY     E = Shelby County, IN
                           SSW = Brown County, IN   SSE = Bartholomew County, IN

Johnson County Government
Johnson County Museum
- 135 North Main Street, Franklin, IN 46131
Johnson County Community Network
Edinburgh Community Online Network - Local information and links.
INGenWeb for Johnson County Genealogy, by Cheryl Zufall Parker.
49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry 'Company F' (Reenactment Unit)
countyhistory.com: for Johnson County, by Ronald Branson!
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.
Indiana State Library.

Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
Indiana Biography Index
Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
Images from the County
County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)
WWII Servicemen Index

1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
World War II Veterans Online Information Center
USGenWeb for Johnson County Genealogy and History
- History of Johnson County, Indiana, by D. D. Banta, 1888.
- Johnson County Cemeteries
Brad Manzenberger's Johnson County, Indiana Cemeteries!!!
Johnson County, Indiana Cemeteries - inscriptions online
epodunk for Johnson County, Indiana information, including maps of cemetery locations
BIOGRAPHIES:
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist: born, in 1849, in Williamsburg (now Ninevah), Johnson County, Indiana; died, in 1916, New York
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - 4 paintings from the Lilly Endowment Collection
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and portrait from the National Gallery of Art
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and self-portrait online at the Richmond Art Museum in Indiana
Johnson County Public Library

Historical Room

Greenwood Public Library
- 310 South Meridian Street - Greenwood, IN 46143; Phone: (317) 881-1953
Edinburgh Public Library

Johnson County Government
- Johnson County, Indiana GIS Map
- Johnson County Government Departments
Johnson County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)

Courthouse Annex - 86 W. Court St. - Franklin, IN 46131-2345 PH: (317) 346-4365.
Vital Records Information

Johnson County Clerk of Courts (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)

Johnson County Courthouse - 1st Floor - 5 E. Jefferson St. - Franklin, IN 46131
Phone: (317) 346-4450.

Johnson County Recorder (for land records, deeds, mortgage records)
- Courthouse Annex - 2nd Floor - 86 W. Court St. (P.O. Box 489) - Franklin, IN 46131-2345
- Phone: (317) 346-4385

Johnson County Communities

Welcome to the City of Greenwood

Blue River Township communities include: Amity and Edinburgh. A portion of the city of Edinburgh extends into German Township, Bartholomew County.

Clark Township communities include: Reds Corner and Rocklane.

Cemeteries include:

(see Clark Township map)

Glade Cemetery - in section 12, on the western edge of Clark Township

Rock Lane Cemetery - in section 6, Rockland, Indiana

Williams Cemetery - by 575N, in northern section 19

Franklin Township communities include: The City of Franklin (the county seat), Hopewell and Mt. Pleasant. A small portion of the city of Franklin extends into Needham Township.

City of Franklin, Indiana
- Map of Historic Greenway Trail
Johnson County, Indiana Cemeteries - inscriptions online
- Greenlawn Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery (aka Glenn's Valley Cemetery) - White River Township
Johnson County Public Library

Historical Room

Johnson County Government
Johnson County Health Dept. (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)

Courthouse Annex - 86 W. Court St. - Franklin, IN 46131-2345 PH: (317) 736-3770.
Vital Records Information

Johnson County Courthouse
Johnson County Clerk of Courts (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)

Hensley Township communities include: Anita, Samaria and Trafalgar.

Needham Township communities include: Needham and Urmeyville. A small portion of the city of Franklin extends into Needham Township.

Nineveh Township communities include: Nineveh (formerly Williamsburg) and Princes Lakes.

BIOGRAPHIES:
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist: born, in 1849, in Williamsburg (now Ninevah), Johnson County, Indiana; died, in 1916, New York
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - 4 paintings from the Lilly Endowment Collection
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and portrait from the National Gallery of Art
- William Merritt CHASE - Artist (1849-1916) - biography and self-portrait online at the Richmond Art Museum in Indiana
Pleasant Township communities include: Greenwood, New Whiteland, Valle Vista and Whiteland. A portion of Greenwood extends into White River Township.
Welcome to the City of Greenwood
Cemeteries include:

Pleasant Grove Cemetery - southwest from Whiteland, in Pleasant Township

Greenwood Cemetery - in Greenwood, Indiana

Union Township communities include: Bud, Old Bargersville and Providence. Note: Bargersville is situated in White River Township.

White RiverTownship communities include: Banta, Bargersville, Bluff Creek, Critchfield, El Dorado, Frances, Greenwood (portion), Hendricks, Imperial Hills, Kinder, McCarty, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing and Waterloo. Note: Old Bargersville is situated in Union Township.

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

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