Hancock County, Indiana:
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Projects

• Hancock County Indiana Genealogy 
• Hancock County INGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Hancock County, Indiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Hamilton County, IN  to the northwest
• Henry County, IN  to the northeast
• Madison County, IN  to the north
• Marion County, IN  to the west
• Rush County, IN  to the southeast
• Shelby County, IN  to the south

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

• Hancock Co, Indiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Hancock County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Hancock County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Hancock County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• History of Hancock County, Indiana  1882     (Source: Google Books)
• History of Hancock County, Indiana  1882     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Hancock County, Indiana  its people, industries and institutions (1916)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• The Pioneers of Madison and Hancock Counties, Indiana      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• The Pioneers of Madison and Hancock Counties, Indiana      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Cemeteries (13)

Census Records and Indexes (18)

Church Records

• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Hancock County, Indiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes New Palestine     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Pleasant Hill     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Hancock County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Hancock County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Record of indentures  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Hancock County, Indiana, Court Records  Will Indexes, 1828-1950, Probate Indexes, 1828-1948, Births-Court Recorded, 1867-1919     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999  includes Hancock County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (35)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Indiana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Hancock County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Hancock County Addresses for Genealogical Research      (Source: Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Hancock County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Hancock County, Indiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Hancock County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Hancock County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Genealogy/Local History Room  Hancock County Public Library
• Hancock County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hancock County Genealogy Resources  Indiana State Library
• Hancock County, Indiana Books from Heritage Books      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• James Whitcomb Riley Old Home & Museum 
• Library Directory for Hancock County, Indiana      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Hancock County, Indiana     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Hancock County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IN-EAST-CENTRAL East central Indiana genealogy

  • IN-EAST-CENTRAL Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• INHANCOC Hancock County genealogy

  • INHANCOC Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (15)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Hancock County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Hancock County, Indiana     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Addendeum to Hancock County, Indiana     (Source: Internet Archive)

• World War I

  • Hancock County Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Hancock County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Hancock County Heroes 

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Hancock County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Hancock County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Greenfield Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Hancock County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Hancock County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)
• Hoosier State Chronicles  Hancock County

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• The Daily Reporter, Greenfield, Indiana  Click on "Obituaries" tab below photograph
• Fortville Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Greenfield Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Greenfield, Indiana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• New Palestine Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes Greenfield Daily Reporter  Greenfield, IN     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Hancock County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Hancock County Courthouse 
• Historical Postcards of Hancock County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Images from Hancock County  Images of Indiana, Indiana State Library
• Indiana Historical Images  Hancock County

School Records and Histories (10)

Societies

• Hancock County Historical Society 
• Hancock County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (118)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax list, Green and Harrison Townships, Hancock County, Indiana, 1845      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax list, Hancock County, Indiana, 1842      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Hancock County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Hancock County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Hancock County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Hancock County, Indiana      (Source: Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere)
• Patents  Hancock County, Indiana     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (10)

Wiki

• Hancock County, Indiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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