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Projects

• Elkhart County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Elkhart County INGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Elkhart IN GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)

Adjacent counties

• Cass County, MI  to the north
• Kosciusko County, IN  to the south
• Lagrange County, IN  to the east
• Marshall County, IN  to the southwest
• Noble County, IN  to the southeast
• Saint Joseph County, IN  to the west
• Saint Joseph County, MI  to the northeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Elkhart County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Elkhart County GEDCOM Index 
• Elkhart County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (16)

Directories

• City Directories: Southern Midwest, 1882-1898  includes Elkhart     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Elkhart Directory  1890     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History

• Elkhart County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Elkhart County History Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Elkhart County Indiana History and Pioneer Genealogy      (Source: Crossroads of America: Early Indiana History)
• National Register of Historic Places 
• Pioneer History of Elkhart County, Indiana      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • Old Order Amish Settlement  Lagrange-Elkhart, Indiana     (Source: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)
  • Old Order Amish Settlement  Nappanee, Indiana     (Source: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)
  • Olive Mennonite Church  Olive Township, Elkhart County     (Source: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)
  • Primitive Baptist Churches  Church and Family History Assistance     (Source: The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Bristol IN 
  • Elkhart History Main Page 
  • A Brief History of Middlebury 
  • Millersburg History 
  • Journey into the Past  History of Wakarusa (Salem) and Olive Township     ($)
  • Wakarusa History 

• Library

  • Elkhart Public Library Timeline 

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Bristol, IN Bridge Collapse During Boat Race, July 1895      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Elkhart County Storms      (Source: NCDC Storm Events)
  • Elkhart County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Indiana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Elkhart County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Elkhart County Indiana Genealogy  Resources for Family History Research     (Source: Kindred Trails)
• Elkhart County Research Addresses  Indiana Genealogical Society
• Elkhart County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Elkhart County, Indiana History and Genealogy 
• Elkhart Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)
• History and County Records Availability      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Family Maps of Elkhart County, IN      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Family Maps of Elkhart County, Indiana  Deluxe Edition     (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Laporte-Winamac Land Office Entries, 1833-1855  Indiana State Archives
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Elkhart County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (14)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Elkhart County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Elkhart County, IN Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• INELKHAR-L Elkhart County genealogy

  • INELKHAR-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • INELKHAR-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • INELKHAR-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (16)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Elkhart County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Elkhart County, Indiana  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Elkhart County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Indiana Roots Genealogy Search Engine 
• Migrations through Elkhart County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Wood-Land-Lakes RC&D History 

Newspaper Records

• Elkhart County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Elkhart County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)
• Local History Index, Elkhart Truth  Elkhart Public Libarry

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• The Elkhart Truth      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Goshen News 
• The Goshen News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary Index, Elkhart Truth  Elkhart Public Library
• Obituary Search  Wakarusa Public Library
• Search 10,000 obituaries  Nappanee Public Library
• The Truth, Elkhart  Free registration required

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Elkhart County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Postcards of Elkhart County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Images from Elkhart County  Images of Indiana, Indiana State Library
• Penny Postcards from Indiana      (Source: USGenWeb Indiana Archives)
• Public Library  Goshen, Ind.     (Source: Post Card Library)
• Wakarusa's History in Pictures - 1800's 

School Records and Histories

• Elkhart High School 1932 Football Team  includes Robert Cutshaw and Al LaDow     (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Elkhart School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Goshen School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• History of Goshen College 
• Nappanee School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Laporte-Winamac Land Office Entries, 1833-1855  Indiana State Archives

Societies

• Elkhart County 4-H Genealogy Club 
• Elkhart County Genealogical Society 
• Elkhart County Historical Society 
• Elkhart PC Users Group  Genealogy SIG
• Wakarusa Historical Society 
• William Tuffs Chapter      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (124)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Elkhart County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Elkhart County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)

Vital Records

• Elkhart County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Elkhart County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Index to Death Records, 1882-1920      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Deaths  1882-1920     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892  includes Elkhart County, 1830 - 1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Vital Records: Selected Counties and Years  includes Elkhart County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Marriage Records for Elkhart County      (Source: A to Z Marriages)
• Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana Index to Birth Records, 1907-20      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Short list of birth records from Elkhart County  Compiled by the Indiana WPA at the Elkhart County Health Office (bottom half of page)

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