Jeffersonville Township Public Library

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Jeffersonville Township Public Library

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Email: dstepro@jefflibrary.org
Website: https://jefflibrary.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefflibrary/
Address: 211 East Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Telephone: 812.285.5641
Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. -- 8 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. -- 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m. For our holiday schedule, follow this link: https://jefflibrary.org/about/library-closing-dates/
Directions/Parking Map: https://jefflibrary.org/about/locations/

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The Indiana Room at Jeffersonville Township Public Library is committed to providing the region's finest genealogy and local history service. Our collection includes a wide variety of materials, including microfilm collections, books and periodicals, maps, and photographs. Our colledction emphasizes Clark County, Indiana, history and genealogy, but we also have a collection of materials related to nearby counties, the states of Indiana and Kentucky, and migration routes that have led families to our area.

Our microfilm collection includes various Clark County, Indiana, newspapers printed before 1872, Jeffersonville Evening News 1872- present (not inclusive), The National Democrat 1972-1916 (not inclusive), and other area newspapers; Clark County, Indiana, marriage records beginning in 1808; Clark County birth and death records beginning in 1882; Clark County government and court records from 1802-1900 (not inclusive); U.S. Census records for 1790; U.S. Census records for most Indiana Counties from 1820-1880 and 1900-1930; and assorted other historical records including abstracts for properties in the Illinois Grant.

In our paper collection, you will find a wide variety of materials. Print materials include Clark County vital records and some court records, assorted Jeffersonville city records, family and local histories, historical information about area businesses, U.S. census records for Indiana, Indiana periodicals including Indiana Magazine of History, and a wide variety of other resources. Filed materials include family files, historical files, and files on recent Clark County history, and numerous photos. In our map collection, you will find historical and recent county plat maps, fire insurance maps, and political maps.

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