Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, Indiana
History < - > Genealogy

*First created in 1814.
*County seat: Vevay.
Located in the southeastern corner of Indiana, with the Ohio River as it's eastern and southern boundaries, and the state of Kentucky just across the river.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Aaron , Allensville , Avonburg , Bennington , Braytown , Center Square , East Enterprise , Fairview , Florence , Gurley Corner , Jacksonville , Lamb , Long Run , Markland , Moorefield , Mt. Sterling , Patriot , Pleasant , Quercus Grove , Searcy Crossroads , and Vevay .

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Switzerland 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 Switzerland County (North = Top)
Pleasant Township	Cotton Township	Posey Township
Craig Township	Jefferson Township	York Township

Surrounding Counties:
NW = Ripley County, IN          N = Ohio County, IN
W = Jefferson County, IN   SWITZERLAND COUNTY    E = Boone County, Kentucky
                                    S = Carroll and Gallatin Counties, Kentucky
See American Local History Network State Selection Page to visit Kentucky.

Switzerland County Community information
Switzerland County Welcome Center - Vevay, 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.
1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
INGenWeb for Switzerland County Genealogy, by Sheila Kell.

Switzerland County, IN Marriages, 1814-1849 and Cemetery Inscriptions, 1817-1985, from secondary sources, online by Mark E. Dunning.

countyhistory.com: for Switzerland County, by Ronald Branson!
Switzerland County Archival and Historical Repositories
Switzerland County Historical Museum & Switzerland County Historical Society

210 East Market Street (P.O. Box 201) - Vevay, IN 47043 Phone: (812) 427-3560.

Switzerland County Pioneer Association , from the Switzerland County microfilm,

roll 2, Indiana Historical Society Library, and published online by the Indiana Historical Society , in The Hoosier Genealogist (September 1998).

Ohio River Information - ORSANCO (Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission)

Ohio River Counties

Links to Ohio River and Water Quality Information ...

Indiana State Archives.

6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 591-5222

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.

· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o Online Databases

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 Indiana Public Libraries

o WWII Servicemen Database

o Indiana Plat Books

o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)

Switzerland County Public Library

205 Ferry Street - Vevay, IN 47043-0133 Phone: (812) 427-3363.

Contacts to obtain many documents and cerified copies:

Switzerland County Health Deprtment (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)

803 East Main Street, P.O. Box 14 - Vevay, IN 47043-0014
Phone: (812) 427-3220.

Switzerland County Courthouse

212 W. Main - Vevay, IN 47043.

Switzerland Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage and Divorce Records)

212 W. Main Street - Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: (812) 427-3175.

Switzerland County Recorder's Office (For Land Records)

212 W. Main Street - Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: (812) 427-2544.
County Recorder (For Land Records, such as Deeds and Land Transfers)

Switzerland County Surveyor's Office (For Maps)

Switzerland County Communities

Cotton Township communities include: Allensville, East Enterprise and Fairview.

Craig Township communities include: Braytown, Lamb and Long Run.

Jefferson Township communities include: Center Square, Jacksonville, Mt. Sterling and Vevay (the county seat).

Switzerland County Public Library

205 Ferry Street - Vevay, IN 47043-0133 Phone: (812) 427-3363.

Pleasant Township communities include: Aaron, Avonburg, Bennington, Moorefield and Pleasant.

Posey Township communities include: Gurley Corner, Patriot, Quercus Grove and Searcy Crossroads.

York Township communities include: Florence and Markland.

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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:

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.

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