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PARKE COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1821.
*County seat: Rockville.
Located in western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's western boundary.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Annapolis, Armiesburg, Bellmore, Bloomingdale, Bradfield Corner, Bridgeton, Byron, Catlin, Coloma, Coxville, Guion, Ferndale, Grange Corner, Diamond, Hollandsburg, Howard, Hudnut, Jessup, Judson, Klondyke, Lena, Lodi, Lyford, Mansfield, Marshall, Mecca, Milligan, Minshall, Montezuma, Numa, Nyesville, Rockville, Rosedale, Smockville, Stumptown (historical), Sylvania, Tangier, Walton (historical) and West UnionAtherton is located at the Vigo and Parke county line.  Keytsville and Vivalia are located at the Parke and Putnam county line.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Parke 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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Townships in Parke County 
(North = Top)
Liberty Township Sugar Creek Township Howard Township
Reserve Township Penn Township Washington Township Greene Township
Wabash Township Adams Township --> Union Township
Florida Township Raccoon Township --> Jackson Township
Surrounding Counties:
                               N =  Fountain County, IN  ENE = Montgomery County, IN
W = Vermillion County, IN     PARKE COUNTY
  SW = Vigo County, IN     S = Clay County, IN      ESE = Putnam County, IN

Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:
  • Parke County Health Department (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
  •       116 West High Street, Room 10 - Rockville, IN 47872-1785  Phone: (765) 569-6665.
  • Parke County Circuit Court Clerk - (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)
  •        Courthouse: 116 W. High Street - Room 204 - Rockville, IN 47872
                              Phone: (765) 569-5132.
  • Parke County Recorder
  •         Courthouse: 116 W. High Street - Room 204 - Rockville, IN 47872
                               Phone: (765) 569-3419
  • Indiana State Archives.
  •    6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219   Phone: (317) 591-5222
    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.

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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.


    Parke County Communities

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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.

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