Wabash County, Indiana was formed from Cass and Grant counties in 1832, and named after the Wabash River which flows through it. The first settlements occurred near the present city of Wabash, after a treaty with the Miami and Potawatomi Indians. New farm land and the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal brought many people to this region in the mid 1830's.

My name is Mike Sweeney, the USGenWeb Project Coordinator for Wabash County. I am a descendant of Irish immigrants who came to build the Wabash & Erie canal in the 1830's, and with their earnings, bought and cleared land, raised families, and became part of the community. If you would like to contribute information to this page, or have comments and suggestions, please let me know. If you would like to host an Indiana county for the USGenWeb Project, please contact Lena Harper, the Indiana State Coordinator, or assistants, Jim Cox and Karen Zach .

Wabash Co - Miscellaneous - Histories, Families, Photos, etc.

• Liberty Twp from 1884 History of Wabash Co. - ( Includes 5 cemeteries, early settlers and land entries.)
• Beghtel & Oliver Families, plus Village of Urbana - history, photos, etc. - Off Site
• Wabash Postcards
• 66 Wabash & Surrounding Area Postcards
• Early Urbana photos
• Lagro H.S. class of 1917 - Need help matching class name list with photos.
• Lagro H.S. class of 1927 - Need help matching class name list with photos.
• Lagro H.S. class of 1939
• Chester Township H.S. Graduates 1904 - 1957
• Chippewa H.S. Alumni 1914 - 1952
• Lafontaine H.S. Graduates 1891 - 1962
• Laketon H.S. Graduates 1893 - 1962
• Lagro H.S. Graduates 1883 - 1962
• Lincolnville H.S. Graduates 1910 - 1950
• Linlawn H.S. Graduates 1908 - 1952
• Noble Township H.S. Alumni 1953 - 1962
• Roann H.S. Graduates 1884 - 1962
• Somerset H.S. Alumni 1898 - 1962
• Urbana H.S. Graduates 1910 - 1962
• Wabash H.S. Graduates 1872 - 1920
• Wabash H.S. 1897 Yearbook - Alumni Status
• Wabash City school photos 1897 - East Ward | West Ward | South Side | Miami Street | High School - by Susan Neff
• Wabash H.S. Alumni Newsletters Mar 2003 | May 2003 | Oct 2003
• Three Wabash Naturalization Records Lists
• Wabash Junk Dealers 1919 - 1948
• 1850 Enumeration of Children & Voters, Noble Twp
• Historic and Picturesque Indiana - Wasbash County; from the Indianian, 1899
• Early Roann photos
• Urbana HS class of 1903 photo
• Seifried Family Bible - North Manchester Area
• Photo John Comstock, founder of Liberty Mills
• Bion Cole
• Cole Family Photos
• Story of Johnny Allen of Wabash - WWI Hero (large image)
• Sue Ridenour carries Olympic Torch
• Wabash Canning Company - 1931 Employee Photo: Left half | Right half | furnished by Delores Hall
• Zoar School Booklet, Lagro Twp, 1905-6 by Julie McGowan
• Zoar School Photo, Lagro Twp, Abt 1909 [larger 522k] [very large 1.8m]
  There are 7 Gribbin children in this picture. by Julie McGowan
• Outlaw Frank James in Wabash County 1905 - Off Site
• 1849 Indiana Gazetteer - Wabash County Description - pdf file
• Last boat on the W&E Canal - Capt. David Watkins by Susan Neff
• W&E Canal occupations from 1850-1870 census by Susan Neff
• Wabash, Indiana Railroad Employees 1850 to 1930 A - K by Susan Neff
• Wabash, Indiana Railroad Employees 1850 to 1930 L - Z by Susan Neff
• Somerset Photos - Town, School, Students
  See 1967 video of Old Somerset town just before it was flooded by the Mississinewa reservoir.
• 140 Photos From 1914 History of Wabash County by Susan Neff
• 154 Photos From 1953 Wabash City-County Directory by Susan Neff
• Miscellaneous Wabash County Photos
• 39 Unmarked Photos of Miley, Jacob, Ridenour and Roye families, mostly of Wabash County by James Harvey
• Wabash County and the Vietnam War - compilation of newspaper articles and interviews 1960-1974. by Ron Woodward
• Keewanus Bullaton 1943-1945 Wabash Kiwanis Club newsletter to WWII servicemen. - Ron Woodward
• Subject Index to Family Branches Volumes 1 - 18. (Wabash County Genealogical Society Newsletter)

• Town Histories - By Ronald L. Woodward

  • Disko (New Harrisbug) History updated Aug 2012
  • Early Days of Lagro
  • Somerset History
  • Liberty Mills History
  • America History
  • Servia (New Madison) History
  • Ijamsville (South Laketon) History
  • Lafontaine History
  • Speicherville History
  • Belden - Utica History
  • Pleasant View (Elko), Majencia and Mount Vernon History
  • Pioneer (Puckerbrush) History
  • Treaty History UPDATED 3/20/13
  • Roann History
  • Lickskillet (Red Bridge) History
  • South Wabash History
  • Stockdale (Squirrel Village) History
  • Treaty Grounds History
  • Laketon History

• Wabash County 1835 Tax List & First Family Certificate

Wabash County Links

• Wabash Carnegie Public Library

• Wabash County Historical Museum

• North Manchester Historical Society & Museum

• North Manchester Public Library

• Roann Paw Paw Township Public Library

• City of Wabash

• Honeywell Center

• The Wabash Plain Dealer
  Obits and other news archives are available back to May 19, 2003.

• Wabash County Section of the USGenWeb Archives

• The Paper of Wabash County

• History of Wabash and Erie Canal - Excellent site w/ photos, drawings, and history. See "Site Map" for page on Lagro, Irish canal workers, and the "Irish War" of 1835. Major update and overhaul 7/16/98.

• The Frances Slocum Story - A great true story

• More on Francis Slocum - with pictures and details of the events... an excellent presentation.

• Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service - online obituaries (beginning March 2000)

• McDonald Funeral Home- - online obituaries (beginning March 2010)

Indiana Links

• Indiana Birth & Death Certificates

• Indiana State Library Genealogy Databases & Indexes
• Indiana State Library - Marriages Early through 1850

• Indiana State Digital Archives

• Indiana Genealogical Society

• Indiana Section of the USGenWeb Archives

• Society of Indiana Pioneers

• Indiana Sons of the American Revolution

• United States Resources:Indiana

• Census Online - Indiana

USGenWeb Project

• USGenWeb Project [See all of the states and their counties]

• USGenWeb Archives

• INGenWeb Project [Indiana State page with access to each county]

• Indiana Unknown County Queries and info for researchers who, as yet, are not sure in what Indiana county their ancestors resided

• Counties Adjacent to Wabash | Grant | Miami | Fulton | Kosciusko | Whitley | Huntington |