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* First created in 1819.
*County seat: Spencer.
Located in southwest central Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Adel, Alaska, Arney, Atkinsonville,
Beamer, Braysville,
Carp, Cataract,
Coal City, Cuba,
Cunot, Daggett,
Denmark, Devore, Farmers, Freedom,
Freeman, Gosport, Hickory Corner , Highet's
Corner, Hubbell, Jordan, New Hope, Patricksburg, Pottersville,
Quincy, Romona,
Silex, Smithville,
Spencer, Southport,
Steubenville, Stockton,
Vandalia, Vilas,
Wallace Jc and Whitehall.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Owen 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.
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be correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify the webmaster should an error be
found.
Surrounding Counties:
N = Putnam
County, IN ENE = Morgan County,
IN
W = Clay
County, IN OWEN COUNTY
S = Greene
County, IN ESE = Monroe County,
IN
Established in 1819, from Daviess and Sullivan
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MAPS
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- Interactive Census Bureau Map of Owen County, Indiana
- 1895 Map of Owen County, Indiana , by Pam Rietsch at: prietsch@ismi.net
- 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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- Miami Nation of Indians
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- Miami History and History of the Delaware , by Lee Sultzman.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
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CHURCHES
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- Owen County Online
- Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory + Indiana* Page.
CEMETERIES
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o Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
- Vital Information Exchange (VINE)Moreland Cemetery , Section 1, Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.
- 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.
COMMERCE, TOURISM & ONLINE COMMUNITY
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NATURE
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- Indiana Kaolin - an 1886 article from "Manufacturer and builder", Volume 18, Issue 1, January 1886, online from Cornell U. MOA : "...The discovery of Kaolin in Lawrence and Owen counties, in Indiana...commands a premium..." or Library of Congress Text Version .
NEWS & NEWSPAPERS
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o Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
BIOGRAPHIES
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- Read
"
Meeting the New President: Abraham Lincoln ", by Dixie
Kline Richardson, historian: "...Jacob Humble was a Civil
War veteran who had been a prisoner at
HISTORY <-> GENEALOGY: Articles and Online Databases
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- Owen County Genealogy, by Julian Livingston
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..." Contact: the Owen County Historian.
- Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society -
- 1819 Lister's Book (Assessor's) Taxes
- 1820 Census compared to 1820 Listers (Assessors) Book
- History of the Clay
and Owen counties , primarily excerted from History of Clay &
- Read
"
Meeting the New President: Abraham Lincoln ", by Dixie
Kline Richardson, historian: "...Jacob Humble was a Civil
War veteran who had been a prisoner at
- Owen County Online
- Indiana State Archives.
- Family History Resources
- Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.
- McCormick's Creek State Park and Canyon Inn
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- Indiana Kaolin - an 1886 article from "Manufacturer and builder", Volume 18, Issue 1, January 1886, online from Cornell U. MOA : "...The discovery of Kaolin in Lawrence and Owen counties, in Indiana...commands a premium..." or Library of Congress Text Version .
- NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
- The Genealogy Page.
- 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm
- 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
- The Soundex Indexing System
- Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
- Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
- Microfilm Publications.
- Microfilm Catalog
- Native American Records
- Order Forms for Military Service and Family History Records
- Military Records available from the National Archives
- Civil War Records: An Introduction and Invitation
- USA Veterans' Administration
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
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
· Vital Information Exchange (VINE)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
- The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
- World War II Veterans Online Information Center
- Civil War: NPS: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES for Further Research
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Genealogy and Local History Collection .
- Library of Congress:
American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or
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Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:
Courthouse: First
Floor -
Mailing address:
Courthouse:
Phone: (812) 829-5013 .
- Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.
CLAY
TOWNSHIP communities include: Braysville, Freeman and Whitehall.
USGS Map
for the location of Braysville.
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
Moreland Cemetery
: This small cemetery is located on privately owned land, (section 1,
of Clay Township) about a 1/4 mile north of 325 S (also called Hardscrabble
Road), on 400 E, on the west side of the road. This cemetery was visited,
in March 2001, by Ann Mensch. Though there was evidence of approximately
6 to 8 burials and gravestone fragments, there were only 2 gravestones which
remained readable. They were photographed and transcribed at that time,
and the inscriptions on these remaining gravestones are transcribed below:
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REBECCA |
Infant SON OF
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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP communities include: Adel, Farmers, Freedom, New Hope, Pottersville and Vilas.
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP communities include:
Arney, Coal City, Dagget, Hubbell and Stockton.
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
MARION TOWNSHIP communities include:
Denmark, Hickory Corner, Patricksburg, Smithville and Steubenville.
- Read
"
Meeting the New President: Abraham Lincoln ", by Dixie
Kline Richardson, historian: "...Jacob Humble was a Civil
War veteran who had been a prisoner at
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
MORGAN TOWNSHIP communities include:
Atkinsonville, Beamer and Jordan.
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP communities include:
Devore, Quincy and Wallace Junction.
USGS Map
for the location of Wallace Junction.
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP communities
include: Highet's Corner, Southport, Spencer (the county seat) and
Romona.
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- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
- General History of Owen County, Indiana - includes Township and Town Histories and Military History and a Bibliography - from the Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society - "...prepared primarily by copying and modifying portions of History of Clay & Owen Counties, Indiana; edited by Charles Blanchard, 1884 and Owen County, Indiana, a History; Owen County Historical & Genealogical Society, 1994..."
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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.
Printed resources for this page include:
- Fact
& Folklore of
- "
- Tales
of Pioneers.
- Property
Owners,
- African
Americans Found in
- Index
to Birth Records,
- Index
to Marriage Records,
- Index
to Supplemental Record: Marriage Transcript,
- Index
to Death Record :
- An
Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of
- Abstracts
of
- School
and Library Atlas of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D.
(Editor). Sycamore,
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