Porter County, Indiana:
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Projects

• Michiana Roots Genealogy and History 
• Porter County's Past  An Amateur Historian's Perspective
• Porter County, Indiana      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Porter County, Indiana      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Jasper County, IN  to the south
• La Porte County, IN  to the east
• Lake County, IN  to the west
• Starke County, IN  to the southeast

Bible Records

• Some Bible Records in Porter County, Indiana      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Some bible records in Porter County, Indiana      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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

• Genealogical information printed in the Porter County Herald  1933-1937
• Porter Co, Indiana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Porter County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Porter County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Porter County, Indiana Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (25)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Chesterton and Porter     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935  includes Chester, Indiana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Salem and Pleasant View     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970  includes Valparaiso     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records (11)

Directories

• Porter County, Indiana Online Historical Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Valparaiso City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Valparaiso Directory  1885-86, 1890     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Valparaiso, Indiana City Directory  1885     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Valparaiso, Indiana City Directory  1902     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

Estate Records (12)

Ethnic

• Major Pottawatomie Foot Trails Until 1833      (Source: Internet Archive)

History (69)

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

Land Records

• Common Pleas, Inventory of Property, 1873-1910      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Documents from Porter County Recorder's Office      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Laporte-Winamac Land Office Entries, 1833-1855  Indiana State Archives
• Porter County Deed Books      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Porter County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Porter County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jasper, Porter Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (16)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• InNWIGS  Official NorthWest Indiana Genealogy Society Mailing List     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• Michiana Genealogy 
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• INPORTER Porter County genealogy

  • INPORTER Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (22)

Military Records and Histories

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

• World War I

  • A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War  1914-1918     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Porter County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data (21)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Porter County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Valparaiso Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Porter County Newspapers      (Source: Indiana State Library)
• Valparaiso Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• The Vidette Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana)  1927-1977     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

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

School Records and Histories (28)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

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

Societies (10)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (141)

Tax Lists

• Assessor's Book Porter County, Indiana 1857      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Assessor's books  Viewing restrictions apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Auditor's Ledger Porter County, Indiana      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Porter County Assessor's Books      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Porter County, Indiana, Treasurer's Ledger 1842-1887      (Source: Internet Archive)

Transportation and Industry (11)

Vital Records

• Indiana Marriages, 1801-2001  includes Porter County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892  includes Porter County, 1836 - 1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007  includes Porter County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Porter County Divorce Cases  1914-1963
• Porter County Marriages  1921-1953
• Porter County Marriages      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Porter County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Porter County, Indiana Marriages  1836-1850     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Porter County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Wiki

• Porter County, Indiana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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