• Morgan County
• Martinsville

• Morgan County, Indiana, History & Genealogy Index
• Virtual Morgan County

• Morgan County History and Genealogy Association
• alternate url Morgan County History and Genealogy Association
  • Memberships, P. O. - Box 1012, Martinsville, IN 46151-0012.
  • Morgan County Family Album
  • 1830 Census of Morgan County
  • 1840 Census of Morgan County
  • Morgan County 1850 Mortality Census
  • Index to the 1870 Census of Morgan County
  • Index to the 1880 Census of Morgan County
  • Index to the 1910 Census of Morgan County
  • Morgan County Original Land Sales to Early Settlers from the U. S. Federal Government: By Name or By Location
  • Morgan County Biographies
     
• Morgan County Yesterday, Black History of Morgan County by Dale Drake.
• countyhistory.com: for Morgan County, by Ronald Branson!
• FBI Famous Cases - for John Herbert DILLINGER information:  John Herbert Dillinger, gangster of the 1930s era, was born on June 22, 1903, in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis, his father relocated the family to Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana when John was young.
• John Dillinger, by Allan May and Marilyn Bardsley.
• Find-A-Grave:  John Dillinger's Grave
• Morgan County Cemeteries
• Martinsville: A Pictorial History, by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen
• Martinsville Sanitariums, by Kimberly Bright
• History of Morgan County, Indiana
   
• Greater Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
• Martinsville Reporter-Times News
   
• Martinsville, Indiana
• 1895 Morgan County, Indiana Map
• Professional Historical and Genealogical Research
• Centerton, Morgan County, History.
• Morgan County Historic Preservation Society     
  • P.O. Box 1377 - Martinsville, IN 46151  Phone: (317) 349-1537.
• Hoosier Times online news
• A Bit of Martinsville History, By Bette Nunn Nunn, Bette (Author).  Burn, Judy, Burn.  Martinsville, Ind:  B. Nunn, 1981.  (OCLC 7891489) about Steven Timothy Judy

• 1830 Morgan County, Indiana Census - transcribed by Leslie Gunter.
• 1840 Morgan County, Indiana Census - transcribed by Leslie Gunter.
• Morgan County Public Library - GenAssist Page with census, etc.    110 S. Jefferson Street - Martinsville, IN 46151  Phone: (765) 342-3451.
  • 1850 Mortality Schedules for Morgan County, Indiana
  • Index of Households in the 1870 Federal Census for Morgan County - by Phyllis Walker and Leonard Coffey
  • Index of Households in the 1880 Federal Census for Morgan County - by Leonard Coffey, Janice Enk and Dale Drake, online by the Morgan County Public Library.
  • Index of Households in the 1910 Federal Census for Morgan County - by Janice Enk and Dale Drake
  • Morgan County Indiana Enrollment of soldiers who were eligible for pensions in 1890
  • Morgan County Original Land Sales from the U. S. Government (by Name)
  • Morgan County Original Land Sales from the U. S. Government (by Location)
  • Morgan County Veterans index
  • Historical Photographs -
• Morgan County Veterans Memorial
• Morgan County Fish Hatcheries.
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest - Morgan and Monroe counties in south central Indiana.     6220 Forest Road - Martinsville, IN 46151  Phone: (765) 342-4026.
• SCICAN - South Central Indiana Access Network - Morgan County based internet service site - includes:
  • Morgan County History and Genealogy Index
  • History of Morgan County, Indiana.
  • Virtual Morgan County.
  • Morgan County Early Settlements, Villages and Whistle Stops - includes a township map, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan.
  • Martinsville A Pictorial History, (Excerpts) by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen.
  • Morgan County Cemeteries, by Dale Drake.
  • History of Martinsville, Indiana.
• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce - ..The town adopted the slogan "Mooresville Home of the Indiana State Flag" in 1966 in honor of Paul Hadley, the designer of the flag...
  • Churches
  • City Map
• Mooresville-Decatur Times (news)
• Use the query form, at USGS, to map features including cemeteries, churches, populated places, and more.  Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature.  This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
• Indiana State Archives.
     6440 E. 30th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46219   Phone: (317) 591-5222
  • Family History Resources
  • Naturalization Databases for the Indiana counties of Blackford, Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, and Whitley.
• 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
• INDICO for Morgan County, Indiana information
• Indiana State Library.    140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
  • Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
  • Indiana Biography Index
  • Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
  • WWII Servicemen Index
  • Images from the County
  • County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)
   
   
• Morgan County Naturalizations, prior to 1951, online database
• Morgan County Public Library - GenAssist Page with census, etc.   
  • 110 S. Jefferson Street - Martinsville, IN 46151  Phone: (765) 342-3451.
• Mooresville Public Library    220 West Harrison Street - Mooresville, IN 46158  Phone: (317) 831-7323.
  • Indiana Room
  • Obituary Finder: Legacy Links
     
• Mooresville.org
• Paul Hadley (ca. 1880-1971) - Artist and designer of the Indiana state flag, Paul Hadley was a  long-time Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana resident.  He died, in 1971 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. Biography by Jane Ruddick.

810 South, Suite 252 - Martinsville, IN 1988  Phone: (765) 342-6621

Courthouse - 10 East Washington Street - Martinsville, IN 46151
     Phone: (765) 342-1025.

• 180 South Main Street, Suite # 125  - Martinsville, IN  46151 
• Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 1653 - Martinsville, IN  46151
• Phone: (765) 342-1077.
   

Professional  Research:
• Dale Drake   
     Phone: 317-996-3553   E-mail: ddrake@ccrtc.com
     Areas of specialty are:  Morgan County and surrounding counties (on site research); Indiana State Library and Archives (records for all Indiana counties); Indiana Historical Society collections.

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  Professional Research:

• Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist   
     Researching onsight, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.

• The following were reported as Adams Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan: 

  Crown Center, Little Point, Messena, Oak Grove, Chiseltown, & Lake Valley
  
   

• Eminence, Indiana.

The following were reported as Ashland Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan. Alaska, Lewisville, Minetree, Plano, Rattsville, Wakeland, & West  Salem

• Town of Mooresville, Indiana
  • Town History
• Mooresville Chamber of Commerce
  • Churches
  • City Map
• Mooresville-Decatur Times (news)
• Mooresville Public Library   
  • 220 West Harrison Street - Mooresville, IN 46158  Phone: (317) 831-7323.
  • Indiana Room
  • Obituary Finder: Legacy Links
• Paul Hadley - Artist and designer of the Indiana state flag, Paul Hadley was a  long-time Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana resident.  He died, in 1971 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. - by Jane Ruddick.
• FBI Famous Cases - for John Herbert DILLINGER information:  John Herbert Dillinger, gangster of the 1930s era, was born on June 22, 1903, in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis, his father relocated the family to Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana when John was young.  He married 16-year-old Beryl Hovius, in 1924, in Mooresville, Indiana.

Brown Township Cemeteries include:

• Old Methodist Cemetery
       located, in section 2, Brown Township, at Mooresville, Indiana (online inscriptions)

• Brooklyn, Indiana - local information

CLAY TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES include:

• Albertson Cemetery (aka Campbell Cemetery, aka Rob Hill Cemetery)
       located in section 33, off Rob Hill Road, about 2 miles from SR 67, at the top of a hill northwest from the Sycamore Creek Bridge.  The nearest present-day community is Centerton, Indiana (online inscriptions)
• Beech Grove Cemetery (aka Willow Grove Cemetery)
       located section 32, Clay Township, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Beech Grove Road and Robb Hill Road.  The nearest present-day community is Centerton, Indiana

The following were reported as Green Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan.

• Atlanta, Bobstown, Chetwyn, Cope, Cleveland, Crossroads, Exchange, & Stott's Creek Settlement
   

The following were reported as Harrison Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan:

Banta, Bluffs, Farwest & Port Royal.

The Following were reported as Jefferson Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan:

High Rock, Hyndsdale (also spelled Hindes), & Patton Park Lake

MADISON TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES include:

• Mount Olive Cemetery
       located at 8332 East Hadley Road, Landersdale, Indiana (online inscriptions)
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• The following were reported as Monroe Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan:  Locust Grove, Gasburg & Monrovia.  
• Monrovia, IN

MONROE TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES include:

• North Branch Cemetery
       located in section 29, Allman, Indiana (online inscriptions)

• The History of Whitaker, Indiana by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan.
• Ray Township's early settlements, villages and whistlestops, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan:
•   Butler Creek, White River & Whitaker.  

• Greater Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
  • Community History and Pictures
• Martinsville, Indiana History
• Martinsville, Indiana Government Contacts
• Reporter-Times:  Morgan County News online.
  • A Bit of Martinsville History - By Bette Nunn.
  • Profiles of Historical People of Morgan County, including General Daniel Morgan, John R. Wooden, William Bray, Emmett Forest Branch, Perry M. Blankenship and David B. Johnson.
  • Churches of Martinsville.
• SCICAN - South Central Indiana Access Network - Morgan County based internet service site - includes:
  • Morgan County History and Genealogy Index
  • History of Morgan County, Indiana.
  • Virtual Morgan County.
  • Morgan County Early Settlements, Villages and Whistle Stops - includes a township map, by Marsha Riggan and Ron Riggan.
  • Martinsville A Pictorial History, (Excerpts) by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen.
  • Morgan County Cemeteries, by Dale Drake.
  • History of Martinsville, Indiana.
• Morgan County Public Libraries
• myLocal.IN.gov for Morgan County
• Morgan County Local Government Office
• Morgan County Health Department (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)   
• 810 South, Suite 252 - Martinsville, IN 1988  Phone: (765) 342-6621
• Morgan County Circuit Court Clerk - (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)     
• Courthouse - 10 East Washington Street - Martinsville, IN 46151
       Phone: (765) 342-1025.
• Morgan County Recorder
      
  • 180 South Main Street, Suite # 125  - Martinsville, IN  46151 
  • Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 1653 - Martinsville, IN  46151
  • Phone: (765) 342-1077.

  WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES include:

  • Mitchell Cemetery
         located in section 9, on Mahalasville Road, 2 miles south from Martinsville, Indiana
  • Nutter Cemetery
         located section 21, Washington Township, Martinsville, Indiana (online inscriptions)

• Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer.  First Edition, Second Printing.  Yarmouth, Maine:  Delorme.  1998.
• School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.
• African heritage in Morgan County, Indiana.  Coy D. Robbins. (Author).  Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana African American Historical and Genealogical Society, 1991.   (Gc 977.201 M82RO).
• The Pioneers of Morgan County : Memoirs of Noah J. Major [1823-ca.1911].  Logan Esarey.  (Editor).  Indianapolis : E.J. Hecker. 1915.  (Gc 977.2 IN5)
•    and Index to The Pioneers of Morgan County.  Logan Esarey.  (Editor).  (Indiana Historical Society. Publications, vol. V, no. 5: Index)   (Gc 977.2 IN5, No. 5A).
• Family records: Morgan, Monroe and Brown Counties, Indiana.  (n.p.), 194-?.
  (Gc 977.201 M82F).  Note: Births, marriages, deaths ... copied from Bible records, etc.
• Morgan County, Indiana, 1822-1836. Nicholas Russell Murray.  (Author).  North Salt Lake, Utah : Hunting for Bears, Nicholas Russell Murray.  1988.  (Gc 977.201 M82ME)
• Morgan County, Indiana Index of Names of Persons and of Firms.  Tom Bloomfield, Maurice Holmes, Ruth Dorrel.  (Compilers).   Indianapolis, Indiana : County History Indexing Project, Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society.  1979.
• Morgan County, Indiana Will Abstracts : Books 1 and 2, 1847-1887. Noble K. Littell.   (Compiler).  Owensboro, Kentucky : Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980.   (Gc 977.201 M82LIM).
• Index to Birth Records Morgan County, Indiana, 1882-1920 Inclusive.  Indiana Works Progress
  Administration.  (Compiler).  [Compiled from records in County Health Office, Mooresville, Indiana] Mooresville, Indiana : The Indiana Works Progress Administration.  1942.
• Index to Death Record Morgan County, Indiana, 1899-1920 Inclusive, letters A-Z.  Indiana Works Progress Administration.  (Compiler).   [Compiled from records in Heath Office, Martinsville, Indiana]  [Indianapolis?, Indiana] : The Indiana Works Progress Administration.  1942.
• Index to Marriage Record Morgan County, Indiana, 1850-1941 Inclusive.  Indiana Works Progress Administration.  (Compiler).  [Compiled from records in County Clerk's Office, Martinsville, Indiana] Martinsville, Indiana : The Indiana Works Progress Administration.  1942.
• Index to Marriage Affidavit Record Morgan County, Indiana, 1850-1920 Inclusive.  Indiana Works Progress Administration.  (Compiler).  [Compiled from records in County Clerk's Office, Martinsville, Indiana] Martinsville, Indiana : The Indiana Works Progress Administration.  1941.
• Morgan County, Indiana, Marriage Records, 1818-1851.   Noble K. Littell.   (Compiler).  [n.p.]. ca. 197?.   (Gc 977.201 M82LI).
• Morgan County, Indiana Cemetery Records;.   Carl C. and Janet C. Cowen. (Compilers and Copiers).  1968.   (Gc 977.201 M82C, INDEX).
• Cemetery Records and Miscellaneous Records, Morgan County, Indiana. Daughters of the American Revolution. Indiana. White Lick Chapter, Mooresville.  (Compiler).  Fort Wayne, Indiana : Fort Wayne and Allen County Public Library.  1964.  (Gc 977.201 M82D).