Blackford County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Blackford County

County Courthouse
Blackford County Indiana 110 W Washington Street Hartford City, IN 47348 Phone 765.348.1620

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from1839. City and County Health Officers have birth and death records. County Recorder has land records. County Coroner has burial records.

Parent County
1838--Blackford County was created 15 February 1838 from Jay County. County seat:  Hartford City Named for Isaac Blackford.

Location
Coordinates: 40.47° N - 85.32° W

Area: 165 Sq. Miles

Townships

 * Harrison
 * Jackson
 * Licking
 * Washington

Populated Places

 * Dunkirk
 * Hartford City
 * Matamoras
 * Millgrove
 * Montpelier
 * Roll  (Formerly named Dundee)
 * Shamrock Lakes
 * Trenton

Extinct Towns

 * Wikipedia Link
 * Bowser Station - Dorsey Station - Frog Alley - Greenland - Mollie - Pleasantdale - Renner - Silas - Slocum - Winterhurst

Neighboring Counties

 * Delaware - Grant - Jay - Wells

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Blackford County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Blackford County, Indiana (1860) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Cemeteries
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (sometimes abbreviated 'IOOF') Cemetery. Hartford City - *BillionGraves *Find A Grave *Indiana State Library Reference: (I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hartford City, Indiana (1960-1981). 46 pp. (See also 977.201 B628bc for records prior to 1920 and "microfilm" for records to 1960).  Genealogy Division, q 977.202 H328io) Blackford County, Indiana Cemeteries - INGenWeb Blackford County, Indiana - see Cemeteries - Linkpendium

Local Histories

 * Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each ; a condensed history of the state of Indiana ; portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state ; engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. (1978. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co.)    other libraries


 * Shinn, Benjamin G. Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana.  Chicago:  Lewis Publishing Co., 1914, 2 Vols.  Vol. 1 - Vol. 2


 * Blackford County, Indiana History - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Google Custom Map


 * Maps and Gazetteers, Blackford County, Indiana - Linkpendium
 * 1876 Map (David Rumsey Map Collection)

Military

 * Records of Indiana Rangers in the Civil War, Montpelier, Indiana Men by Cecil E. Beeson


 * -see Military Record and Histoties - Linkpendium

Civil War

Civil War service men from Blackford 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 Blackford County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H

BOOKS


 * THE CIVIL WAR Part 3, Chapter 7 in Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each; a condensed history of the state of Indiana; portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state; engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1978), (page 738-743; some Regiment and Companies) ;   other libraries    Archive.org

Newspapers

 * News-Times

School Records

 * Licensed Teachers of Blackford County, Indiana (1888-1889) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Index to Marriages for Blackford County (1839-1857) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

 * Blackford County IN Gen Web
 * Blackford County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Blackford County,com
 * Blackford County Historical Society
 * Blackford County Records at Indiana State Library
 * Blackford County Newspapers at Indiana State Library
 * Hartford City News Times Newspaper
 * Hartford City Publis Library
 * Family History Catalog Listing
 * Blackford County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Blackford County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy