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VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Indiana
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*First created in 1818.
*County seat: Evansville.
Located in southwestern Indiana.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Armstrong, Belknap, Cypress, Darmstadt, Daylight, Earle, Evansville, Harwood, Highland, Hillsdale, Inglefield, Kasson, Knob Hill, Kratzville, Lakewood Hills, Martin, McCutchanville, Melody Hill, Mud Center, Nisbet, Rahm, Red Bank, St. Joseph, St. Wendel, Smythe, Stacer, Stringtown, Vaughan and Wesselman Woods.

Select this LINK to see GENERAL Vanderburgh 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.
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Surrounding Counties:
                                               N =  Gibson County, IN
W = Posey County, IN     VANDERBURGH COUNTY     E = Warrick County, IN
                                               S =  The Ohio River
                                                  S = Kentucky

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    "A Little History of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana"

   140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296

o        Online Databases

o        Indiana Cemetery Locator Database

o        Indiana Biography Index

o        Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

o        Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2000

o        Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)

o        Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley

o        Indiana Public Libraries

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o        WWII Servicemen Database

o        Indiana Plat Books

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   21 First Avenue - Evansville, IN 47710
   Phone: (812) 425-4309   E-mail: willard@willard.lib.in.us

   Civic Center Complex - 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. - Evansville, IN 47708

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Vanderburgh County Communities

Armstrong Township communities include: Armstrong, Martin and Nisbet.   St. Wendel is located at the Vanderburgh and Posey county line.


Center Township communities include: Country Club Meadows, Hamilton, Harwood, Highland, Knob Hill, Kratzville, Lakewood Hills, McCutchanville, Melody Hill and Stringtown.


German Township communities include: Kasson and St. Joseph.

Knight Township communities include: Smythe, Wellelman Woods and a portion of the city of Evansville.  The city of Evansville also extends into Pigeon and Perry townships.


Perry Township communities include:  Belknap, Mud Center, Red Bank and a portion of the city of Evansville.  The city of Evansville also extends into Pigeon and Knight townships.


Pigeon Township communities include: A portion of the city of Evansville.  The city of Evansville also extends into Knight and Perry townships.

   21 First Avenue - Evansville, IN 47710
   Phone: (812) 425-4309   E-mail: willard@willard.lib.in.us

· Welcome to Evansville with History from 1812.

·  Evansville State Hospital: aka Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, "Woodmere"- Evansville, Indiana, Established 1890 - Photos and History.

·  Vanderburgh Courthouse    Civic Center Complex - 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. - Evansville, IN 47708

·  County Clerk:    216 Court Bldg, P.O. Box 3356 - Evansville, IN 47732-3356
   Phone: (812) 435-5160.

·  Vanderburgh County Department of Health (Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)    Room 127, Administration Building - Civic Center Complex
   One N.W. Martin Luther King Blvd. - Evansville, IN 47708-1888
   Phone: (812) 435-5813.


Scott Township communities include: Darmstadt, Daylight, Earle, Elliott, Hillsdale, Inglefield and Stacer.  Elliott is situated on the Vanderburgh and Warrick county line.

Union Township is bordered on 3 sides by the Ohio River.  Union Township communities include: Cypress, Rahm and Vaughan.

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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:

  • Griffing's Atlas of Vanderburgh County, Indiana : From Actual Surveys Under the Direction of

B. N. Griffing.  B. N. Griffing.  (Author).  Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic, 1975.
Note: Reprint of 1880 edition, published in Philadelphia, by D.J. Lake & Co. (Gc 977.201 V28LB).
 

  • A History of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana: A Complete and Concise Account from the Earliest Times to the Present, Embracing Reminiscences of the Pioneers and Biographical Sketches of the Men Who Have Been Leaders in Commercial and Other Enterprises.  Joseph P. Elliott.  (Author).  Evansville, Indiana : Keller Print. Co, 1897.  (977201 V28E).

 

  • History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, From the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, etc. [Madison, Wisconsin] : Brant & Fuller, 1889.

Reprint of Evansville, Ind., Unigraphic, 1967   (977.201 V28H).
 

  • Saundersville, an English settlement in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Kenneth P.

McCutchan.  (Author).  Evansville, Indiana : Published for Friends of Willard Library Press by Unigraphic, ca.1978.  (Gc 977.202 SA87M).
 

  • Biographical Cyclopedia of Vanderburgh County, Indiana : Embracing Biographies of Many of the Prominent Men and Families of the County.  Evansville, Indiana : Keller, 1897.  (977.201 V28B).

 

  • Vanderburgh County, Indiana Bible Records, Biography, and Family History.  Contributed by D.A.R. Vanderburgh Chapter.  Evansville, Indiana : Vanderburgh Chapter, D.A.R., 1964. (977.201 V28DA).

 

  • Church Records of Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Michael L. Cook. (Editor).  Evansville, Indiana : Tri-State Genealogical Society, 1979.  (977.201 V28T).

 

  • Index to Birth Records, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 1882-1920, Inclusive, compiled from records in County Health Office, Evansville ...   Indiana Works Progress Administration.  (Compiler).  Evansville, Indiana : Work Projects Administration. Indiana.1939.  (977.201 V28UNB, B.8).

 

  • Index to Vanderburgh County, Indiana Marriage Book, A-1, 1818-1835.  The members of Mary Anthony McGary Chapter, National Society, D.A.R.  (Indexers).  Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Anthony McGary Chapter (Evansville, Ind.) Evansville, Indiana : The Chapter, 1967.   (Gc 977.201 V28DAI).

 

  • Index to Marriage Records, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 1846-1920, Inclusive; [compiled from the original record located in County Clerk's Office, Evansville; by Indiana Works Progress Administration.]  Evansville, Indiana : United States. Work Projects Administration. Indiana (W. P. A.), 1939.  (Gc 977.201 V28UNM).

 

  • Index to Death Record : Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 1882-1920, Inclusive letters A-Z.  Indiana Works Project Administration.  (Compiler).  [Indianapolis, Indiana?] : The Administration, 1939.  (977.201 V28UN).

 

  • Abstracts of Wills, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1823-1874.  Mrs. Arthur C. Bitterman.  (Compiler).  Evansville, Indiana : Vanderburgh Chapter, D.A.R., [1952]   (977.201 V28DAW).

 

  • 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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