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• Martin County Courthouse  (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)
 
• 111 Main St. (Annex) - Shoals, IN 47581
• County Recorder  (For Land Records, such as Deeds and Land Transfers)
  • P.O. Box 147 - Shoals, IN  Phone: (812) 247-2420.
• County Clerk (for marriage records)
  • (mailing address) P.O. Box 120 - Shoals, IN 47581  Phone: (812) 247-3651.
• Information and picture

Baker Township encompasses a large portion of the Crane Naval Weapons Center in addition to a small corner of the Hoosier National Forest.  The Crane Naval Weapons Center extends into Baker, Brown and McCameron Townships, of Martin county, and the southern edge of Greene County.  Though the area is now within the Crane Navel Weapons Center, Mountain Springs P.O., an historical post office, was located near Sulphur Creek, in Baker Township.
• Crane Naval Base Cemeteries Index, online by Joe Weber.
Cemeteries include:
Bridges Cemetery - Latitude:  384911N; Longitude: 0864626W
    located in near the Mitcheltree Township border, in southern Baker Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Bridges Cemetery - Latitude:  385233N; Longitude: 0864332W 
    located in Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Brock Cemetery - Latitude:  385124N; Longitude: 0864722W 
    located in western Baker Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Chandler Cemetery - Latitude:  385059N; Longitude: 0864447W
    located in central Baker  Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Dogtrot Cemetery - Latitude:  385326N; Longitude: 0864413W 
    located in Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Jackson Cemetery - Latitude:  385322N; Longitude: 0864401W
    located in Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Mountain Spring Cemetery - Latitude:  385144N; Longitude: 0864434W 
    located in central Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
 Pleasant Grove Cemetery - Latitude:  385214N; Longitude: 0864628W 
    located in western Baker Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
 Rector Cemetery - Latitude:  385315N; Longitude: 0864222W 
    located in Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
 Roberts Cemetery - Latitude:  385412N; Longitude: 0864433W
    located in Baker Township, near the Martin and Greene counties boundary, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Uno-Paton Cemetery - Latitude:  385106N; Longitude: 0864353W
    located in central Baker Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Wagner Cemetery - Latitude:  385120N; Longitude: 0864132W
    located in eastern Baker Township, near the Martin and Lawrence counties' boundary, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.

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Brown Township communities include:  Bramble.  The Crane Naval Weapons Center extends into Baker, Brown and McCameron Townships, of Martin county, and the southern edge of Greene County.
• Crane Naval Base Cemeteries Index, online by Joe Weber.

Cemeteries include:
Boggs Creek Cemetery - Latitude:  384745N; Longitude: 0865025W
    located in Brown Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Henry Cemetery - Latitude:  384655N; Longitude: 0864956W 
    located in central Brown Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery - Latitude: 384717N; Longitude: 0864741W - located west-southwest of Indian Springs, near the Brown and Mitcheltree Townships boundary, within the present Crane Naval Base.
Saint Joseph Cemetery - Latitude:  384625N; Longitude: 0865301W -
    located northeast of Loogootee, near Bramble, in Brown Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
West Union Cemetery - Latitude:  384517N; Longitude: 0864913W -
    located in central Brown Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
 Williams Cemetery - Latitude:  384832N; Longitude: 0865255W -
    located southeast of Burns City, in northwestern Brown Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.


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Center Township communities include:  Dover Hill, Hindostan Falls and Pleasant Valley.
• Early Hindostan History and Settlers, contributed by Bill DeCoursey, to INGenWeb for Martin County.

Cemeteries include:
Hall Cemetery - Latitude:  383923N; Longitude: 0864931W -
    located southwest of Shoals, in Center Township.
McBrides Cemetery - Latitude:  384353N; Longitude: 0864634W -
    located near the E. Fork of White River, north of Shoals, and east of Dover Hill, in Center Township.
Sholts Cemetery - Latitude:  383820N; Longitude: 0864952W -
    located southwest  of Shoals, in Center Township.


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Halbert Township communities include:  Ironton, Lacy, Natchez, Shoals and Willow Valley.  The Hoosier National Forest extends into the eastern Martin County townships (See Map ).
Cemeteries include:
Acre Cemetery - Latitude: 383811N; Longitude: 0864419W - 
    located southeast of Shoals, in Halbert Township.
Baxter Cemetery - Latitude: 384003N; Longitude: 0864310W -
    located east of Shoals, in Halbert Township.
Elliott Cemetery - Latitude: 384020N; Longitude: 0864128W -
    located east of Shoals, in Halbert Township, near the Lawrence county border.
Hawkins Cemetery - Latitude: 383615N; Longitude: 0864328W - 
    located southwest of Natchez, in southern Halbert Township, near the Lost River Township boundary.

Pridemore Cemetery - ?  Do you know the location?  Is it known by another name? Please e-mail Ann
Union Cemetery - Latitude: 383843N; Longitude: 0864131W - 
    located southeast  of Shoals, in Halbert Township, near the Lawrence county border.


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Lost River Township communities include:  Rusk, Windom and Yenne.  The town of Roland is situated at the Lost River Township, Martin county and French Lick Township, Orange county line.  The Hoosier National Forest extends into the eastern Martin County townships (See Map ).
Cemeteries include:
Anderson Cemetery - Latitude:  383411N; Longitude: 0864320W - 
    located west of West Baden Springs, in northeast Lost River Township.
Cornel Cemetery - Latitude:  383318N; Longitude: 0864423W - 
    located west of French Lick, and east of Rusk, in Lost River Township.
Emmons Ridge Cemetery - Latitude:  383223N; Longitude: 0864205W - 
    located west of French Lick, in southeastern Lost River Township.
Green Cemetery - Latitude: 383358N; Longitude: 0864954W - 
    located in western Lost River Township.
Jones Cemetery - Latitude:  383236N; Longitude: 0864448W - 
    located in south central Lost River Township.
Simmons Cemetery - Latitude:  383149N; Longitude: 0864643W - 
    located in southern Lost River Township, near the Dubois County line.
Walker Cemetery - Latitude:  383444N; Longitude: 0864512W -
    located near Rusk, in northern Lost River Township.


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McCameron Township communities include:  Burns City and Crane.  McCameron Township also encompasses a large portion of the Crane Naval Weapons Center, which also extends into Baker and Brown Townships, of Martin county, and the southern edge of Greene County.  A cemetery by the name of Blankenship appears in McCameron Township.  Though the area is now within the Crane Navel Weapons Center, it is likely the town of that name was historically located in/near the cemetery's location, at the McCameron and Brown Townships line.  Huffs appears to have been situated just east of Blankenship.  (See 1895 Map)
• Crane Naval Base Cemeteries Index, online by Joe Weber.


Cemeteries include:
Blankenship Cemetery - Latitude:  385006N; Longitude: 0864856W - 
    appears to be located in McCameron Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Carr Cemetery - Latitude:  385028N; Longitude: 0864909W - 
    located in McCameron Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Holt Cemetery - Latitude:  385034N; Longitude: 0865221W - 
    located in western McCameron Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Ledgerwood Cemetery - Latitude:  385330N; Longitude: 0865330W - 
    located near Crane, in northwestern McCameron Township, within the present Crane Naval Base.
 Salem Cemetery - Latitude:  385209N; Longitude: 0865000W -
    located south of Greenwood Lake, in central McCameron Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.
Waggoner Cemetery - Latitude:  385224N; Longitude: 0864842W -
    located southeast of Greenwood Lake, in central McCameron Township, which is within the present Crane Naval Base.


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Mitcheltree Township communities include:  Cale, Indian Springs, Mt. Olive  and Trinity Springs.  A portion of Mitcheltree Township is presently within the Crane Naval Base.
• Crane Naval Base Cemeteries Index, online by Joe Weber.

Cemeteries include:
Clarke Cemetery - Latitude:  384410N; Longitude: 0864301W - 
    located in southeastern Mitcheltree Township.


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Perry Township communities include:  Loogootee, Scenic Hill and Whitfield.

Cemeteries include:
Brook Cemetery - Latitude:  383859N; Longitude: 0865340W - 
    located southeast of Loogootee, in Perry Township.
Goodwill Cemetery - Latitude:  384118N; Longitude: 0865457W -
    located in Loogootee, in Perry Township.
Houghton Cemetery - Latitude:  383903N; Longitude: 0865351W - 
    located southeast of Loogootee, in Perry Township.
Love Cemetery - Latitude:  384224N; Longitude: 0865308W -
    located northeast of Loogootee, in Perry Township.
Saint Johns Cemetery - Latitude:  384107N; Longitude: 0865431W - 
    located at Loogootee, in Perry Township.
Woods Cemetery - Latitude:  384259N; Longitude: 0865451W - 
    located north of Loogootee, east of W. Boggs Lake, off Hwy. 231, in Perry Township.

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Rutherford Township communities include:  South Martin.
Cemeteries include:
Holtsglaw Cemetery - Latitude:  383556N; Longitude: 0865131W - 
    located south of Haw Creek, in northern Rutherford Township.


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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.