Howard Co IN USGenWeb Project : Source Materials
Howard County Indiana Migration
This section of the Howard County Indiana USGenWeb Project Website focuses on migration to and from Howard County.
As Indiana is known as "The Crossroads of America", Howard County has been both a destination and a starting point for many families looking towards a new life. Immigrants have come from as close as Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois, as as far away as China and Japan. Men and women with "restless feet" may have continued West or moved back East.
The current focus of this section is to illustrate the part Howard County has played in the "melting pot" of America, by providing documentation on immigrants from other countries. However, as more material is submitted (including information from visitors like yourself), this section will expand to include migration from and to other states as well.
You may wish to visit the Land Records section of this website, as many people who settled in the area eventually purchased land.
If you have access to migration related documents for Howard County residents (citizenship papers, journals, family Bibles, etc.), please contact the County Coordinator.
Census Records (Foreign Born Residents)
- Foreign Born Residents: 1850
- Foreign Born Residents: 1860
- Foreign Born Residents: 1870 - based on census index
Center, Clay, Ervin, Harrison, Honey Creek, Howard Jackson & Liberty townships - based on census reading
Naturalization Documents and Indexes
- Howard County Naturalization Records: 1844-1869 (OFF SITE LINK)
Miscellaneous Migration Information
- Foreign Born Statistics: 1850-1930
- Foreign Born Statistics (Charts): 1850-1930
- "Removed to Kansas: March 1878" [list of families migrating to Kansas]
- The Indiana Migrations Project (OFF SITE LINK)
- Naturalization Records (OFF SITE LINK) Courtesy of the NARA.