Indiana
Statehood: 11 Dec 1816
19th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: Michigan
South: Kentucky
East: Ohio
West: Illinois
Capital and largest city: Indianapolis
Map: Indiana, 1819
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Counties: Original counties as listed in the 1816 Indiana Constitution, Article 12, Sect. 9: Clark, Dearborn, Franklin, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Orange, Perry, Posey, Switzerland, Warrick, Washington, and Wayne. Indiana County Creation Dates and Parent Counties. Counties in 2020: 92,
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Indiana Digital Archives, Indiana Archives and Records Administration
Indiana Marriage License Database Index, 1993-present, Indiana Supreme Court’s Division of State Court Administration
Indiana University Digital Collections
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Digital Collections
Indiana State Library Resources
Indiana Cemetery Locator Index
Indiana County Research Guides
Indiana Marriages Index 1958-2018
Indiana Marriages through 1850 Index
Indiana State Library Digital Collections
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog
Indiana World War II Servicemen
Maps
Indiana Maps, Library of Congress
Indiana Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Indiana County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Historical Maps Works: Indiana
Additional websites
Record Sets-State Level
Indiana Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Indiana Record Sets (Family Search)
Virtual Libraries
State of Indiana
History of Indiana : Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and other Leading Men, vol. 2, Brant, Fuller, and Co, 1890.
Rush County
History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present, 1888
Newspapers
Chronicling America, digitized: Indiana
Community History Archive Newspapers: Indiana
Small Town Newspapers
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Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana’s Digital Historic Newspaper Program
Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Birth Listing Index
Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Death Listing Index
Manuscripts
Indiana Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Indiana Manuscripts, Library of Congress