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History <-> Genealogy
*First created in 1816.
*County seat: Paoli.
Located in southern
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Abbey Dell (Abydel), Bacon, Bonds,
Braxtons Siding, Bromer,
Chambersburg, Ethel,
Fargo, French
Lick, Glass Rock, Greenbrier, Leipsic, Lost
River, Mahan Crossing, Millersburg, Newton Stewart, Orangeville, Orleans,
Paoli, Pine
Valley, Pumpkin Center, Rego, Scarlet,
Stampers Creek, Syria,
Trotter Crossing, Valeene, West
Baden Springs, Woodlawn Grove andYoungs
Creek
Surrounding Counties:
NW = Martin County, IN
N = Lawrence County, IN
W = Dubois County, IN ORANGE COUNTY
E = Washington County, IN
S = Crawford County, IN
ORANGE COUNTY,
INDIANA
Established in 1816, from Gibson, Knox, and Washington Counties; County seat is
Paoli.
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- Interactive map of Orange County, Indiana (present day).
- 1875 Map of Orange County, Indiana, from Higgins Belden & Co. (see citation)
- 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.
NATIVE AMERICAN
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MUSEUMS &
HISTORIC SITES
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On the Courthouse Square - Paoli, IN
47454 Phone: (812) 723-4769.
- Welcome to the Orange County, Indiana Tourism Website.
- Indiana Railway Museum -French Lick, West Baden & Southern Railroad
- Wesley Chapel Gulf Area, located on the Hoosier National Forest in western Orange County, Indiana, was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1972 due to its impressive Karst geologic features. It is named after the nearby church, built in 1858, originally known as Bruner's Chapel, and has an associated cemetery.
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
COMMERCE, TOURISM
& ONLINE COMMUNITY
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- Welcome to the Orange County, Indiana Tourism Website.
- Tourism in Orange County, Indiana
- Kiva an area internet provider.
- Explore Southern Indiana
- GORP: Hoosier National Forest
- DNR: List of Endangered, Threatened and Rare Species in Orange County, Indiana (.pdf)
- Patoka Lake - Patoka Reserve Landscape Map
R.R. 1, Box 290 - Birdseye, IN 47513 Phone: (812) 685-2464.
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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· 1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org
· 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
- Obtaining EDs for the 1930 Census in One Step (Large Cities), by Stephen P. Morse, PhD, Joel D. Weintraub, PhD and David R. Kehs, PhD
- USGenWeb Archives: Orange County Cemeteries
- Bethel Cemetery, Orangeville Township Sec. 31-T. 3N.-R.L.W.
- Higgins Cemetery, Orangeville Township Sec. 7-T. 2N.-R.1W. (Abandoned)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Orangeville Township Sec. 9-T.2 N.-R.1 W.
- Providence Cemetery, probably located in Greenfield Township, Orange County, near Fargo, IN (see map)
- Robinson-Pace Cemetery, located about a mile off the Hillham-Norton Road behind the house of Mary Harrison, near Orange-Dubois border (within Columbia Township, Dubois County).
- Rock Springs Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery, located in
Southeast Township, Sec. 11, T.1S, R1E.
- Rock Springs Cemetery (aka Valeene Christian Church Cemetery)
- James Baker Grave, Stampers Creek Township Sec. 2-T. 1N.-R.1.E. Abandoned
- Orange County Genealogy & History, by Sandra Sanchez or Tom Agan, Table of Contents!!!
- countyhistory.com: for Orange County, by Ronald Branson!
- USA Veterans' Administration
- NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
· 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
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
- 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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30 East Court Street - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-3841.
8496 West College Street - French Lick, IN 47432-1068 Phone: (812) 936-2177.
174 N Maple Street - Orleans, IN 47452 Phone: (812) 865-3270.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
& Vital Records
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Office
Complex Building - 205 East Main Street #9 - Paoli, IN 47454-1591
Phone: (812) 723-3600.
Orange Circuit Court - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-2411.
Court Street - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-2649.
205 East Main Street # 8 - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-3600.
French Lick Township communities include: Abydel, French Lick and West Baden Springs.
8496 West College Street - French Lick, IN 47432 Phone: (812) 936-2177.
Greenfield Township
communities include: Ethel, Fargo, Greenbrier and Youngs Creek.
Greenfield Township is completely within the Hoosier National Forest.
R.R. 1, Box 290 - Birdseye, IN 47513 Phone: (812) 685-2464.
Jackson Township
communities include: Patoka Lake. Jackson Township is within the Hoosier National Forest.
- Patoka Lake Recreation Area - internet site includes pictures and information of local interest.
- Patoka Lake - Patoka Reserve Landscape Map
- R.R. 1, Box 290 - Birdseye, IN 47513 Phone: (812) 685-2464.
Northeast Township
communities include: Bromer, Leipsic and Pumpkin Center.
Northwest Township communities include: Bonds and Scarlet.
Orangeville Township
communities include: Orangeville.
Orleans Township
communities include: Orleans.
- Orleans: Dogwood Capital of Indiana - a brief sketch of the community's history and historical sites.
- Orleans Public Library
174 N Maple Street - Orleans, IN 47452 Phone: (812) 865-3270.
Paoli Township communities
include: Braxtons Siding, Chambersburg, Lost River, Paoli, Stampers
Creek, Syria and Woodlawn Grove.
On the Courthouse Square - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-4769.
Resorts, historical places & museums, historic downtown areas, and more.
30 East Court Street - Paoli, IN 47454 Phone: (812) 723-3841.
Southeast Township communities include: Bacon, Newton Stewart and Valeene.
Stampers Creek Township communities include: Mahan Crossing, Millersburg, Rego and Trotter Crossing.
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PROFESSIONAL
HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist
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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Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2009, by Ann Mensch. All Rights Reserved.