Jay County, Indiana:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Adams County, IN  to the north
• Blackford County, IN  to the west
• Darke County, OH  to the southeast
• Delaware County, IN  to the southwest
• Mercer County, OH  to the east
• Randolph County, IN  to the south
• Wells County, IN  to the north

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

• Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana  1887     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana  1887     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Biographical And Historical Record of Jay And Blackford Counties, Indiana      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Jay Co, Indiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Jay County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Jay County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Jay County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Jay County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Jay County, Indiana      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Jay County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Jay County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Jay County  Indiana Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jay County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Jay County, Indiana  A Partial List of Tombstone Inscriptions, Volume 1     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Jay County, Indiana Cemeteries      (Source: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Quaker Cemetery Records, 1800-1990  includes Jay County, Indiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Census Records and Indexes (18)

Church Records

• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Jay County, Indiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Dunkirk     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Circuit Court civil order books, 1837-1925  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jay County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Jay County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

• Jay County, Indiana City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Jay County, Indiana, Rural Directory  1916     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Jay County, Indiana, Rural Directory  1907     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Portland Directory  1897     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999  includes Jay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (27)

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)
• Jay County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Jay County Addresses for Genealogical Research      (Source: Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Jay County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Jay County, Indiana Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Family Maps of Jay County, IN      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Indiana Land Entries  Volume 1: Cincinnati District, 1801-1840     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Jay 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  Jay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• The Glass Museum  Dunkirk Public Library
• Indiana Room  Jay County Public Library
• Jay County Data Collections      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jay County Genealogy Resources  Indiana State Library
• Library Directory for Jay County, Indiana      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Jay County, Indiana     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• INJAY Jay County genealogy

  • INJAY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (61)

Military Records and Histories

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

• World War I

  • Gold Star Honor Roll      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Jay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Roster of Membership, Sunlight Lodge No. 190, Knights of Pythias  About 1917, Pennville, Indiana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Jay County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Portland Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Jay County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Jay County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)
• Search Portland Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• The Commercial Review 
• Dunkirk Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Obituary search includes The Commercial-Review  Portland     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Portland Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Portland, Indiana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

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

School Records and Histories

• Bryant School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Dunkirk School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• New Mount Pleasant School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pennville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Portland School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Redkey School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

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

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (162)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax title deeds, 1867-1887  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

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

Vital Records (10)

Wiki

• Jay County, Indiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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