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*First created in 1832.
*County seat:
Located in north central
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Bolivar, Disko, Eel River, Hartman,
Ijamsville, La
Fontaine, Lagro, Laketon,
Liberty Mills, Lincolnville,
Mount Vernon, Newton,
North Manchester, Richvalley,
Roann, Servia, Somerset, South Haven,
Speicherville, Sunneymede,
Treaty, Urbana, Valley Brook and Wabash.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Wabash 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
(North = Top)
Surrounding Counties:
NW = Fulton
County, IN N = Kosciusko
County, IN NE = Whitley County,
IN
W = Miami
County, IN WABASH COUNTY E = Huntington
County, IN
S = Grant
County, IN
· Visit Wabash County, Indiana: Convention and Visitors Bureau
o FYI: To request brochures, etc.
· countyhistory.com: for Wabash County, by Ronald Branson!
· Native American links
- Miami Nation of Indians
- 80
· Village Profile for Wabash County, Indiana - includes history
· Wabash Area Community Network
· The Wabash and Erie Canal through Huntington, Indiana, by Terry Pepper, is a comprehensive, educational site, which includes the following and MUCH MORE!
o Lagro (photos of Lagro included)
· 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)
· 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
· DNR: Indiana Canoeing Guide : The Wabash River.
· 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.
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Gene
Stratton Porter (1863-1924) was born on August 17, 1863, near
Wabash, in
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Wabash
County Historical Museum
Grand Opening was November 19-20, 2005
· INGenWeb for Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy by Mike Sweeney.
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· Wabash Plain Dealer - online news
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Wabash
Carnegie Public Library
Wabash Plain Dealer news from 1846 - present.
Abstracts from Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester,
IN.
Abstracts of Jones Funeral Home and Hoover-Miner Chapel of Wabash, IN and Wire
Funeral Home Records, Wabash (1930 - 1959)
Hunter Funeral Home Records, Lafontaine, IN
Grandstaff Funeral Home Records, Roann, Indiana--1932-1997.
· Wabash City and County, 1914-1915 Directory and Gazetteer
·
The
Wabash Plain Dealer Online New
Contacts to obtain many documents and certified copies:
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Wabash County Health Department (For Birth
& Death Records from ca. 1882) Memorial Hall -
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· The web site was at www.miamiindiansofindiana.org, however, it does not appear to be accessible at this time.
· Annuity Payroll: June 12, 1895, on the USGenWeb for Miami County
·
The
MYAAMIA Project, from the
· Indians of Indiana - Guide which includes migration maps, from Ray's History and Guide to Terre Haute
· Information about the Illinois-Miami language.
· Miami History, by Lee Sultzman
· Indian Nations - Indian Territory, for the Miami Nation, online at the Oklahoma USGenWeb
· Native American Census Enumeration - information about
· The Big Miami Reserve, Article by Historian, Carl Leiter, includes maps - In 1819: "...The largest of these [Miami Indian towns] in north central Indiana was located at the confluence of the Mississinewa and Wabash rivers and was named "Missinewa Town" on the Surveyors' plat of the region. ..."
· Glenn A. Black Laboratory Current Research Publications Menu
· An Introduction to the Prehistory of Indiana, by James H. Kellar, online at the Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Reproduced with the permission of the Indiana Historical Societies.
· Index of Miami Names, Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology and The Trustees of Indiana University
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The Research Experiences of
the Miami Nation of Indiana, by Darryl Baldwin, Miami of
Indiana---Graduate student in Linguistics at the
· French-Canadian Associations: PRDH, The Comprehensive Site of Quebec French-Canadian Genealogy
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Professional 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.
Chester Township
communities include: Bolivar, Liberty Mills,
· North Manchester Chamber of Commerce
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Manchester
College-
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North
Manchester Public Library
· North Manchester Historical Society Newsletters
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Bishop Alerding's, History
of St. Patrick's Catholic Church [est. 1838], in
· The Wabash and Erie Canal through Huntington, Indiana, by Terry Pepper, is a comprehensive, educational site, which includes the following and MUCH MORE!
o Lagro (photos of Lagro included)
·
Troyer Memorial Library
· Visit Wabash County, Indiana: Convention and Visitors Bureau
o FYI: To request brochures, etc.
· Village Profile for Wabash County, Indiana - includes history
· Wabash Area Community Network
·
Bishop Alerding's, History
of St. Bernard's Catholic Church,
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Wabash
Carnegie Public Library 188 West Hill Street -
Genealogy
Wabash Plain Dealer news from 1846 - present.
Wabash
County Cemeteries
Abstracts from Bender Funeral Home, North Manchester,
IN.
Abstracts of Jones Funeral Home and Hoover-Miner Chapel of Wabash, IN and Wire
Funeral Home Records, Wabash (1930 - 1959)
Hunter Funeral Home Records, Lafontaine, IN
Grandstaff Funeral Home Records, Roann, Indiana--1932-1997.
· The Wabash Plain Dealer Online News.
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Note (Dec. 2003): The Museum is in the process of designing a new museum in an existing 100-year-old plus building located in the heart of the historic district. During this phase the hours are limited to 9am to 12pm, Tuesday through Friday. You may call to schedule your research visit with the county historian during these hours. Exhibits are being designed and the archive/research room is still under construction. Please call ahead, as they would like to accommodate as many information requests from researchers, students, and the public as possible.
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Phone: (765) 833-5231.
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Resources for All Indiana Counties ]
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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:
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School and Library Atlas of the World.
Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
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