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=== Historical Facts === | === Historical Facts === | ||
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records''' | | width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records''' | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
In | In February 1831, Hendricks County lost a small portion of Township 17 North, Range 2 East (the northeast corner of present-day Brown Township) to Marion County (part of present-day Pike Township). | ||
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/ "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps"] (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | In June 1868, Hendricks County gained a portion of Township 14 North, Range 1 West and Township 14 North, Range 2 West east of Mill Creek (the southern part of present-day Franklin Township and Liberty Township) from Morgan County. | ||
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/indiana/ "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps"] (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. | |||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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In Indiana, the state created a system to raise revenue by assessing taxes on residents who owned land. | In Indiana, the state created a system to raise revenue by assessing taxes on residents who owned land. | ||
*[http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/TreasurerIndex.asp Hendricks County Tax Duplicates (1838- | *[http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/TreasurerIndex.asp Hendricks County Tax Duplicates (1838-1885)] (digital images; free, [http://www.co.hendricks.in.us Hendricks County Government Archive])<br> | ||
*[http://www.hendcogen.org/tax_records.php Townships in Hendricks County Tax Duplicate Books (1843- | *[http://www.hendcogen.org/tax_records.php Townships in Hendricks County Tax Duplicate Books (1843-1885)] (free, [http://www.hendcogen.org Hendricks County, Indiana GenWeb]) | ||
*'''[1841] '''''Tax list, Hendricks County, Indiana, 1841. ''Hendricks County (Ind.). Auditor's Office. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Public Library, 1966. Call #: 977.201 H38HET<br> | *'''[1841] '''''Tax list, Hendricks County, Indiana, 1841. ''Hendricks County (Ind.). Auditor's Office. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Public Library, 1966. Call #: 977.201 H38HET<br> | ||
*'''[1842-1855] '''See FamilySearch Catalog. | *'''[1842-1855] '''See FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
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{{IN Tax End}} | {{IN Tax End}} | ||
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==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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The [http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/clerk.html Hendricks County Clerk] 's Microfilm Department can search for Hendricks County divorce records. The Hendricks County Clerk's Microfilm Department is located on the 2nd floor of the Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville. | The [http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/clerk.html Hendricks County Clerk] 's Microfilm Department can search for Hendricks County divorce records. The Hendricks County Clerk's Microfilm Department is located on the 2nd floor of the Hendricks County Courthouse in Danville. | ||
*[http://www.hendcogen.org/divorce_records.php Divorce Cases Settled in Hendricks County, Indiana (1824- | *[http://www.hendcogen.org/divorce_records.php Divorce Cases Settled in Hendricks County, Indiana (1824-1951)] (free, [http://www.hendcogen.org Hendricks County, Indiana GenWeb])<br> | ||
*[http://www.hendcogen.org/divorce_records.php Index to Divorce Cases Filed in Hendricks County, Indiana (1912-1992)] (free, [http://www.hendcogen.org Hendricks County, Indiana GenWeb])<br> | *[http://www.hendcogen.org/divorce_records.php Index to Divorce Cases Filed in Hendricks County, Indiana (1912-1992)] (free, [http://www.hendcogen.org Hendricks County, Indiana GenWeb])<br> | ||