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County Quick Reference

County Seat: Brookville

County Name: Named for Benjamin Franklin.

 
Boundary Changes
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Date
Area
Change
01 JAN 1811557Creation of Franklin, Jefferson, and Wayne Counties
   

 

 

Authority
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1811An Act for the formation of two new counties out of the counties of Dearborn and Clark
  


Background
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Franklin County was formed on 03 February 1801 by An Act for the formation of two new counties out of the counties of Dearborn and Clark [click here for more information]. The county's boundaries would not change before statehood.

The following map shows the original size of the county at its founding (in red with yellow border) superimposed on a modern map

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Franklin County in 1811

 

Bibliography
(click on the title of the following works to learn more about life in the area; for those items not available online, check with your local library for availability)


  • Brookville : In Beautiful Franklin County, Indiana : The Garden Spot of the Middle West. [Brookville, Ind.?: s.n.]
  • Harmony Presbyterian Church Records, Franklin County, Indiana, with Listing of Early Members and a Calendar of 1906.
  • Dedication Program of the Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church as an Historic Shrine, Franklin County, Indiana, October 2, 1955. Brookville, Ind.?,, 1955.
  • Big Cedar Grove Baptist Church Franklin County Ind. Franklin County, Indiana, Big Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 1817-1851: Minutes ... ; List of Contributors, 1837, History. Fort Wayne, Ind.,: Public Library, 1968.
  • Davis, Virgil Everett. Franklin County, Indiana, Historical Almanac. Oxford, Ohio,: Printed by Typoprint, 1971.
  • Dunaway, Donald L. Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana : A History. Connersville, Ind.: Commercial Printing Services of Connersville?, 2007.
  • Franklin County Historical, Society. Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church, the Oldest Church in Indiana Still Standing on Its Original Foundation, Franklin County, Indiana. Brookville, Ind.? ,, 1957.
  • Galle, Loraine. St. Peter Catholic Church, Franklin Co. Indiana, 1833-1983. 1 vols. Brookville, Ind.: L. Galle, 1991.
  • Gorman, Robert. A Souvenir of the Centennial of the Parish of St. Mary-of-the-Rocks, Franklin County, Indiana, October 8,1944. Batesville, Ind.: The Parish, 1944.
  • J.H. Beers & Co. "Atlas of Franklin Co., Indiana : To Which Are Added Various General Maps, History, Statistics, Illustrations &C. &C. &C." Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1882.
  • Kenyon Company Map Makers. "Atlas and Plat Book of Ripley County and Part of Franklin County, Indiana : Containing Outline Map of Ripley County, Plats of Townships with Owner's Names, Indiana State Map, History and Atlas of the World War, and Honor Roll." Batesville, Ind.: Herald Pub. Co., 1921.
  • Miller, Grace, Helen Miller and Franklin County Historical Society (Ind.). [Bethlehem Church, Baptist Society Cemetery, Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana]. [Indiana?: s.n.], 1974.
  • O'Connor, Cathy L. and August J. Reifel. Every Name Index to History of Franklin County, Indiana, Its People, Industries and Institutions, by August J. Reifel, 1915. Edwardsburg, Mich.: Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007.
  • Palmer, Herriott C. The First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Indiana : one hundred and twenty years, 1824-1944. Franklin, Ind. : First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, Ind., 1946.
  • Pioneer and Harvest Home Association of Franklin and Union Counties Indiana and Butler County Ohio. Records of the Pioneer Association of Franklin and Union Counties, Indiana, and of Butler County, Ohio, 1883-1946. [Indiana?]: The Association, 2011.
  • Reifel, August J. and B.F. Bowen & Co. History of Franklin County, Indiana : Her People, Industries and Institutions : With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1915.
  • Ridenour, Wilson. A Paper on the History of Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. Anderson, Ind.: Anderson Public Library, 1981.
  • Schlemmer, Ruth. The Stories We Have to Tell. 2nd ed. Whitewater Twp., Franklin Co., Ind.: [s.n.], 2004.
  • Schlesselman, Julie. Remembering Those Who Served : Veterans and Service Personnel of Franklin County, Indiana. 2011 Franklin County Bicentennial Edition. ed. Evansville, Indiana: M.T. Publishing Company Inc., 2011.
  • Sisters of Saint Francis (Oldenburg Ind.). Andenken an Das Goldene Jubiläum Des Klosters : Und Der Akademie Der Franziskanerinnen in Oldenburg, Franklin County, Indiana, 1851-1901. Oldenburg, Ind.: Genossenschaft, 1901.
  • Stewart, John L. "Atlas and World War Historical Data of Franklin County, Indiana." Connersville, Ind.: Printed by the Boda Press, 1925.
 
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An Act for fixing the time at which the courts of Common Pleas are to be held in certain counties, and for other purposes, 1810

published by Matthew L. Helm on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 21:58
BE it enacted by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Indiana Territory, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, all that part of Dearborn and Clark counties which is included in the following boundaries, shall form and constitute two new counties, that is to say — "Beginning at the corner of townships number 7 and 8, on the line of the state of Ohio, thence north, until the same arrives at fort Recovery, thence, from fort Recovery southwardly, with the line of the western boundary of the purchase made at fort Wayne, in the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, until the same intersects the line of the northern boundary of the purchase made at Grouseland, thence northwardly, with the line of the last mentioned purchase until the same arrives at a point from which a due east and west line will strike the corner of town seven and eight on the aforesaid state of Ohio line"

An Act for the formation of two new counties out of the counties of Dearborn and Clark, 1811

published by Matthew L. Helm on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 21:31
BE it enacted by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Indiana Territory, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, all that part of Dearborn and Clark counties which is included in the following boundaries, shall form and constitute two new counties, that is to say — "Beginning at the corner of townships number 7 and 8, on the line of the state of Ohio, thence north, until the same arrives at fort Recovery, thence, from fort Recovery southwardly, with the line of the western boundary of the purchase made at fort Wayne, in the year one thousand eight hundred and nine, until the same intersects the line of the northern boundary of the purchase made at Grouseland, thence northwardly, with the line of the last mentioned purchase until the same arrives at a point from which a due east and west line will strike the corner of town seven and eight on the aforesaid state of Ohio line"

 

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