Wabash County was formed from Cass and Grant counties in 1832, and named after the Wabash River which flows through it. The first settlements occured near the present city of Wabash, after a treaty with the Miami and Potawatomi Indians. New farm land and the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal brought many people to this region in the mid 1830's.

My name is Mike Sweeney, the USGenWeb Project Coordinator for Wabash County. I am a descendant of Irish immigrants who came to build the Wabash & Erie canal in the 1830's, and with their earnings, bought and cleared land, raised families, and became part of the community. If you would like to contribute information to this page, or have comments and suggestions, please let me know. If you would like to host an Indiana county for the USGenWeb Project, please contact Debby Beheler, the Indiana State Coordinator.

Local Research Information County, Libraries, Societies, etc	Wabash County Message board View & Post Queries, Obits, etc.	View Old Queries 1996-1998
Publications and Lookups	Subscribe to the Wabash Co. Discussion Mail List	Wabash County Genealogical Society
Cemeteries	1840 Wabash Co Census	1883 Wabash Pension Roll
Deaths In The P. H. Bolinger Diary 1881 -1899	Somerset Public School 1906 - 1907 Students, Teachers & Admin.	1. Wabash Co Township Map 2. Map with Township, Range, Sections 640k
Wabash Service Memorial	Wabash Biographies	Wabash 1930 Census Enumeration Districts
Roll of Honor Early Wars | WWI | WWII Korea | Vietnam | Recent Wars	United Brethren Church Records - Liberty Twp	33 Pioneer Men of Wabash
Lagro Twp 1913, Males over 21	Waltz Twp 1907, Males over 21	Paw Paw Twp 1913, Males over 21
1914-1915 Wabash City/County Directory Off site - will open new browser window	Index to Wabash Plain Dealer Obits 2005	Government Military Memorial Markers Noble Twp | Lagro Twp | Liberty Twp | Waltz Twp | Pleasant Twp | Paw Paw Twp
Obituaries

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Update Aug 1, 2007, - Wabash High School Alumni - 1872 to Present
Alumi Book being updated through September. Please Read - if you are, or have info on past Alumni of Wabash High School.

Wabash Co - Miscellaneous - Histories, Families, Photos, etc.

• Liberty Twp from 1884 History of Wabash Co. - ( Includes 5 cemeteries, early settlers and land entries.)
• Beghtel & Oliver Families, plus Village of Urbana - history, photos, etc. - Off Site
• Wabash Postcards
• Early Urbana photos
• Lagro H.S. class of 1917 - Need help matching class name list with photos.
• Lagro H.S. class of 1939
• Chippewa H.S. Alumni 1914 - 1952
• Lafontaine H.S. Graduates 1891 - 1962
• Laketon H.S. Graduates 1893 - 1962
• Lagro H.S. Graduates 1883 - 1962
• Lincolnville H.S. Graduates 1910 - 1950
• Linlawn H.S. Graduates 1908 - 1952
• Noble Township H.S. Alumni 1953 - 1962
• Roann H.S. Graduates 1884 - 1962
• Somerset H.S. Alumni 1898 - 1962
• Urbana H.S. Graduates 1910 - 1962
• Wabash H.S. Graduates 1872 - 1920
• Wabash H.S. Alumni Newsletters Mar 2003 | May 2003 | Oct 2003 Three Wabash Naturalization Records Lists Wabash Junk Dealers 1919 - 1948 1850 Enumeration of Children & Voters, Noble Twp
• Historic and Picturesque Indiana - Wasbash County; from the Indianian, 1899
• Early Roann photos
• Urbana HS class of 1903 photo
• Seifried Family Bible - North Manchester Area
• Photo John Comstock, founder of Liberty Mills
• Bion Cole
• Cole Family Photos
• Story of Johnny Allen of Wabash - WWI Hero (large image)
• Sue Ridenour carries Olympic Torch
• Wabash Canning Company - 1931 Employee Photo: Left half | Right half | furnished by Delores Hall
• Zoar School Booklet, Lagro Twp, 1905-6 by Julie McGowan
• Zoar School Photo, Lagro Twp, Abt 1909 [larger 522k] [very large 1.8m]
  There are 7 Gribbin children in this picture. by Julie McGowan
• Boyd Park Pavilion - Richvalley - Off Site

Wabash County Links

• Wabash Carnegie Public Libray and their Genealogy Section.

• Wabash County Historical Museum

• North Manchester Historical Society | North Manchester Public Library

• Roann Paw Paw Township Public Library

• City of Wabash

• Honeywell Center

• White's School

• The Wabash Plain Dealer Online Home Page
  Note: The Plain Dealer did not restore the searchable obituary archives back to Aug 1997 in their new site rebuild.
  Obits and other news archives are now available back to May 19, 2003 through their Advanced Search.

• The Paper of Wabash County

• History of Wabash and Erie Canal - Excellent site w/ photos, drawings, and history. See "Site Map" for page on Lagro, Irish canal workers, and the "Irish War" of 1835. Major update and overhaul 7/16/98.

• The Frances Slocum Story - A great true story

• More on Francis Slocum - with pictures and details of the events... an excellent presentation.

• Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service - online obituaries (beginning March 2000)

Indiana Links

• Indiana Birth & Death Certificates

• More Indiana Vital records info

• Indiana State Library Genealogy Databases & Indexes
• Indiana State Library - Marriages Early through 1850

• Indiana State Archives

• Indiana Genealogical Society

• Society of Indiana Pioneers

• Indiana Sons of the American Revolution

• United States Resources:Indiana

• Census Online - Indiana

USGenWeb Project

• USGenWeb Archive Site

• USGenWeb Project [See all of the states and their counties]

• INGenWeb Project [Indiana State page with access to each county]

• Indiana Unknown County Queries and info for researchers who, as yet, are not sure in what Indiana county their ancestors resided

• Counties Adjacent to Wabash | Grant | Miami | Fulton | Kosciusko | Whitley | Huntington |