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Indiana Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Indiana
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Indiana, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Indiana Statewide Genealogy
Publications
Indiana became a territory in 1800
and a state in 1816.
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1820 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U. S. Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890- There is no 1890 census or veteran census for Indiana. |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Indiana
Church
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Pub. 1867
An apology for African Methodism
- online at Ancestry.com |
Indiana
Genealogy
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Pub. 1900
Lineage book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Indiana
- online at Ancestry.com |
Indiana
History
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History:
History of Indiana
- online at Ancestry.com |
Indiana
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Indiana. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Indiana State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Indiana
Maps
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1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (Indiana map) - free online |
2000
Indiana State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 92 counties with county names, and a
road map with the numbers of major highways. |
Indiana
Military
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1775-1783
Surname index to Roster of soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana, vol. I & II
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1898
Indiana Spanish American War Records
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1914-1918
Indiana Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
Indiana
Vital
Records
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1720-1926
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee Marriage Index
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CD by Ancestry |
1628-1865
Hopkins Family Marriage Records in the United States, 1628-1865
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1800-1941
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in Indiana
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Boone Township, Porter, Indiana, USA
C
Columbus, Bartholomew,
Indiana, USA
Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, USA
D
Delphi, Carroll, Indiana, USA
Donnerly, Decatur, Indiana,
USA
E
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Evansville,
Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
F
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana,
USA
G
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Decatur,
Indiana, USA
Greencastle, Putnam,
Indiana, USA
H
Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA
Hartford, Blackford,
Indiana, USA
Huntington, Huntington,
Indiana, USA
I
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
L
Lafayette, Tippecanoe,
Indiana, USA
La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Union, Indiana, USA
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA
M
Michigan City, La
Porte, Indiana, USA
Montpelier, Blackford,
Indiana, USA
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
N
Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana,
USA
P
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
R
Remington, Jasper, Indiana,
USA
S
Seymour, Jackson, Indiana,
USA
Shelby, Lake, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
St. Paul, Decatur, Indiana, USA
V
Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
W
Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana,
USA
Westville, La Porte,
Indiana, USA
Whiting, Lake, Indiana, USA
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