Adams County, Indiana

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Adams County, Indiana
Map
Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 7, 1835
County Seat	Decatur
Courthouse
Address	Adams County Courthouse 112 S 2nd Street Decatur, IN 46733 Phone: 219.724.2600 Adams County Website

1 Historical Facts
- 1.1 Boundary Changes
- 1.2 Record Loss
2 County Courthouse
3 History
4 Populated Places
- 4.1 Neighboring Counties
5 Resources
6 Societies and Libraries
- 6.1 Family History Centers
7 Web Sites
8 References

Historical Facts

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1835--Adams County was created 7 February 1835 from Allen and Randolph Counties. County seat: Decatur ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

The Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center has numerous transcriptions of Adams County cemeteries on its website.
The Indiana Genealogical Society has many transcriptions of Adams County cemeteries available for free on its website.

Adams County Cemeteries by Township - usgenweb

Adams County, Indiana: Cemeteries - Linkpendium

Census

Index of 1840 Census for Adams County, Indiana (Free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Index of 1850 Census for Adams County, Indiana (Free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Index to Mortality Schedule for Adams County, Indiana (1860) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Adams County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

For tips on accessing Adams County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

Church

Court

Old Courthouse Records - INGenWeb

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

Histories

Local Histories

History for Adams County Linkpendium

Tyndall, John W., and O. E. Lesh. 1975. Standard history of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana: an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc.) 977.27 H2t FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library Template:FSbool

Snow, J. F. 1907. Snow's history of Adams County, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: B.F. Bowen.) FHL US/CAN Film 1000528 Item 5 FHL Collection other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Land

Maps

Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military Records

Civil War

Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Adams County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)

Adams Co IN Ancestral Heroes (Military War Heroes) (Source: A:AncestralHeroes.com)

-Civil War service men from Adams County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Adams County.

6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C; INGenWeb
11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Adams County - Ancestry.com ($) INGenWeb

World War II, 1941-1945

Adams County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps - AccessGenealogy

Newspapers

Obituaries

Probate Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Family History Centers

School Records

Graduates of Common Schools in Adams County, Indiana (1912) (Free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Scool Enumeration of Union Township, Adams County, Indiana (1853) (Members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Eighth Grade Commencement, 1938

Scholl Records and Histories Linkpendium

Taxation

Vital Records

Transcription of WPA Death Index, 1882-1920

Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $

Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch

Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Index to Birth Records Adams County 1882-1920 usgenweb

Index to Death Record Adams County 1870-200 - INGenWeb

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites

USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
Family History Library Catalog
Adams County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Adama County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Adams, Indiana 211 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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Extinct Co.	Richardville

Major Repositories	Allen County Public Library · Indiana State Archives · Indiana State Library · Indiana Historical Society · National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago) · Newberry Library · Willard Library

Migration Routes	Lake Michigan · Kankakee River · Ohio River · Tippecanoe River · Wabash River · White River · Louisville and Portland Canal · Wabash and Erie Canal · Buffalo Trace · Detroit-Chicago Road · Kellog Trail · Lafayette Road · Michigan Road · National Road (or Cumberland Road) · Old Chicago Road · Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road

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+== Historical Facts ==
+==== Boundary Changes ====
+==== Record Loss ====
 == County Courthouse  ==
 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Adams, Indiana 211 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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+==== Bible Records ====
+==== Biographies ====
+==== Business Records ====
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 *Old Courthouse Records - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inadams/OldCourtHouse/OldCourtHouseIndex.html INGenWeb]
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+==== Emigration and Immigration ====
+==== Ethnic and Religious Groups ====
+==== Gazetteers ====
+==== Genealogies ====
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 *Snow, J. F. 1907. ''Snow's history of Adams County, Indiana''. (Indianapolis, Ind: B.F. Bowen.) FHL US/CAN Film 1000528 Item 5 {{FHL|<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1305591224654_127" />1400282|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/snows-history-of-adams-county-indiana/oclc/7767884&referer=brief_results other libraries]&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/details/snowshistoryofad00snow INTERNET ARCHIVE]
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 *Graduates of Common Schools in Adams County, Indiana (1912) (Free, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])<br>

Adams County, Indiana

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Revision as of 20:24, 19 March 2013

Contents

Historical Facts

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

County Courthouse

History

Parent County

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

Census

Church

Court

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

Histories

Local Histories

Land

Maps

Military Records

Civil War

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

Obituaries

Probate Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Archives

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Family History Centers

School Records

Taxation

Vital Records

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