Blackford County, Indiana Genealogy

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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

Cemeteries

 * IOOF/ Hartford City Cemetery - 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)

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.)  {FHL|316769|item|disp=FHL Collection}}  other libraries   Family History Archives  Archive.org
 * Shinn, Benjamin G. Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana.  Chicago:  Lewis Publishing Co., 1914, 2 Vols.  Vol. 1 - Vol. 2

Maps

 * Google Custom Map

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

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

Newspapers

 * News-Times

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
 * Family History Catalog Listing