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'''1823-- '''Allen County was created 17&nbsp;December 1823&nbsp;from unorganized territory and [[Randolph_County,_Indiana|Randolph ]]County.<br>'''County seat: '''Fort Wayne <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
'''1823-- '''Allen County was created 17&nbsp;December 1823&nbsp;from unorganized territory and [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph ]]County.<br>'''County seat: '''Fort Wayne <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 43, 184); text-decoration: underline;">
 
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*[[Adams_County,_Indiana|Adams]]
*[[De_Kalb_County,_Alabama|De Kalb]]
*[[Defiance_County,_Ohio|Defiance County, Ohio]]
*[[Huntington_County,_Indiana|Huntington]]
*[[Noble_County,_Indiana|Noble]]
*[[Paulding_County,_Ohio|Paulding County, Ohio]]
*[[Van_Wert_County,_Ohio|Van Wert County, Ohio]]
*[[Wells_County,_Indiana|Wells]]
*[[Whitley_County,_Indiana|Whitley]]


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Revision as of 18:37, 1 January 2009

Template:StubUnited States  > Indiana > Allen County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1823-- Allen County was created 17 December 1823 from unorganized territory and Randolph County.
County seat: Fort Wayne [1]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Church[edit | edit source]

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Fort Wayne

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Obituary Index, 1900-mid April 2008
Web site shows name, date of obituary and name of newspaper and page for the Fort Wayne and Allen County areas.

Societies and Libraries [edit | edit source]

The Allen County Public Library houses one of the largest genealogical record collections in the world.  They can be visited at:
 www.acpl.lib.in.us 
Phone: 260-421-1252

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  • Family History Library Catalog

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).