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created in 1827.
*County seat: Williamsport.
Located in western Indiana, with the state of Illinois at it's western
boundary, and the Wabsh River at it's southeastern border.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Banning Corner, Black Rock,
Brisco, Carbondale, Chatterton, Foster, Glen Cliff, Green Hill,
Hedrick, Independence,
Johnsonville, Judyville,
Kramer, Marshfield,
Old Town, Olin, Pence, Pine Village, Powley Corners, Rainsville,
Romine Corner, Sloan,
State Line City, Stewart,
Sycamore Corner, Tab,
West Lebanon, Williamsport
and Winthrop.
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Surrounding
Counties:
N = Benton
County, IN
W = Vermillion County, Illinois WARREN COUNTY
E = Tippecanoe
County, IN
S = Vermillion
County, IN SE = Fountain
County, IN
See the History
<-> Genealogy State Selection Index Page to visit research links for Illinois.
· Warren County Historical Society & Museum
P.O. Box 176 - Wiliamsport IN 47993 E-mail: <wchs@n2history.com>
o Warren County, Indiana, Historical Records Database - This project is a joint effort of the Warren County Historical Society and the Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library.
· WarrenCo.net - Warren County Community Foundation.
· USGenWeb for Warren County, Indiana, by Adina Watkins Dyer.
o 1850 Census of Warren County, IN, transcribed by Lana Magiera
o 1860 Census Index of Warren County, IN
o 1870 Census of WARREN County, IN, transcribed by Ronald R Hal
o Index of Townships for the 1900 Warren County Indiana Census (incomplete)
o Warren County USGenWeb Archives
· Indiana Biographies: Warren County
· countyhistory.com: for Warren County, by Ronald Branson!
o Benton, Warren, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, White, Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana, Portrait and Biographical Record, Originally Published, by Lewis Publishing Co., in 1899, online by Ronald Branson.
· FindaGrave for Warren County, Indiana Cemeteries
o Pond Grove Cemetery - Otterbein
· myLocal for Warren County
· Warren County Local Economic Development Organization (LEDO)
· Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library
28 East Second Street - Williamsport IN 47993 Phone: (765) 762-6555.
o Warren County, Indiana, Historical Records Database - This project is a joint effort of the Warren County Historical Society and the Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library.
· West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library
o 200 North High Street - P.O. Box 277 - West Lebanon, IN 47991 Phone: (765) 893-4605
· Warren County Newspapers
Mary Ann Publishers, Inc.
38 North Monroe Street - Williamsport, IN
47993-1166 Phone: (765) 762-6418
Review Republican
26 North Monroe Street - Williamsport, IN
47993-1166 Phone: (765) 762-3322
· Interactive MAP of Warren 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.
· The Political Graveyard, for Warren County, Indiana, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site about U.S. political history, politicians and cemeteries.
· 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
Contacts to obtain many documents and certified copies:
· Warren County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
Fountain-Warren County Health
210 S Perry Street - Attica, IN
47918 Phone: (765) 762-3035.
· Warren County Courthouse (For Marriage and Divorce Records)
125 N Monroe St Ste 7 - Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: (765) 762-3275.
· Warren County Clerk: (Probate & Wills through the Clerk's office)
125 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 11, Williamsport,
IN 47993
Phone: (765) 762-3510 E-mail:
wcclerk@tctc.com
· Warren County Recorder
125 North Monroe Street # 10 - Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: (765) 762-3174.
· Warren County Surveyor (For County Maps)
125 North Monroe Street # 2 - Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: (765) 762-2611.
Adams Township (est. 1848) communities include: Chatterton and Pine Village.
Jordan Township (est. 1864) communities include: Pence, Stewart and
Sycamore. The communities of Hedrick and Sloan are situated at the Jordan and Steuben
townships line.
Kent Township (est. 1864) communities include: State Line City.
Cemeteries include:
Gopher Hill Cemetery - located in Kent Township, on S 900 W, between W 850 S and W 950 S.
Mosonic Cemetery - located in Kent Township, on S 1000 W, between W 850 S and W 950 S.
Liberty Township (est. 1843) communities include: Carbondale, Judyville
and Kramer.
Medina Township (est. 1827) communities include: Green Hill.
Mound Township (est. 1827) communities include: Baltimore, Foster, Olin
and Romine Corner.
Cemeteries include:
Baltimore Cemetery - located in Mound Township, east off S. State Road 63, on W. Baltimore Hill Road (north of Olin and Foster)
Kingman Cemetery - located in Mound Township, near the intersection of Hwy 136 and South State Road 63; between Olin and Foster, Indiana.
Roger Cemetery - located in Mound Township, east off S. State Road 63, on W. Baltimore Hill Road (north of Olin and Foster)
Upper Mound Cemetery - located in Mound Township, by Olin, Indiana
Pike Township (est. 1827) communities include: Old Town and West Lebanon.
· West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library 200 High Street - P.O. Box 277 - West Lebanon, Indiana 47991 Phone: (765)-893-4605.
· Warren County, Indiana, Historical Records Database - This project is a joint effort of the Warren County Historical Society and the Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library.
Cemeteries include:
Redwood Cemetery - located in Pike Township, on West State Road 28, west of the Hwy 63 intersection, northwest from West Lebanon. - Inscriptions on Find A Grave
West Lebanon Cemetery - located in Pike Township, by Frye Hill Road, off W 400 S, southeast from West Lebanon.
Pine Township (est. 1830) communities include: Brisco, Hooker Corner and
Rainsville.
Prairie Township (est. 1864) communities include: Tab. The
community of Powley Corners is situated on the northwestern corner of Prairie
Township, Warren County, at the intersection of Benton and Warren Counties, in Indiana,
and Vermilion County, Illinois.
Steuben Township (est. 1834) communities include: Johnsonville and
Marshfield. The communities of Hedrick and Sloan are situated at the Jordan and Steuben
townships line.
Cemeteries include:
Lyons Cemetery - located in Steuben Township, northwest off of Old State Hwy 63 and S 500 W.
Shankland Hill Cemetery - located in Steuben Township, off W 450 S, east of Old State Road 63, southwest from West Lebanon.
Warren Township (est. 1827) communities include: Banning Corner, Black
Rock, Glen Cliff, Independence and Winthrop.
Washington Township (est. 1830) communities include: Williamsport.
·
Williamsport-Washington Township Public
Library 9 Fall Street - Williamsport IN 47993
Phone: (765) 762-6555 E-mail:
<wmsptpl@ash.palni.edu>
· Warren County, Indiana, Historical Records Database - This project is a joint effort of the Warren County Historical Society and the Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library.
· Warren County Historical Society & Museum PO Box 176 - Wiliamsport IN 47993 E
· WarrenCo.net - Warren County Community Foundation.
Cemeteries include:
Owens Cemetery - located in Washington Township, on S 100 W, north from W. State Road 28, about midway to W 125 S; west from Williamsport.
Robb Cemetery - located in Washington Township, on the south side of E. State Road 28; west from
Williamsport.
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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.
· New Sectional Township Map of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois : Higgins Belden & Co., 1875.
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