WELCOME TO GENEALOGY TRAIL
ELKHART COUNTY
INDIANA
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Where to find information in
Elkhart County Indiana
| Elkhart
County Courthouse Elkhart County Clerk's Office101 N. Main Street Room 204 Attn: BevGoshen, IN 46526 (574) 535-6427 County Clerk has marriage records from 1831, court records from 1853 and probate records from 1852 |
Elkhart
County Health Dept., Vital Records 608 Oakland Ave.Elkhart, IN 46516 (574) 523-2283FAX (574) 295-6186 has birth & death records from about 1882-present. |
| Elkhart
County Genealogy Society P.O. Box 1031 Elkhart, IN 46515-1031 ECGS maintains a small genealogy library at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Beardsley, Elkhart, IN, open Thursdays, 1-8 pm. |
Elkhart
Public Library 300 S Second St. Elkhart, IN 46514 (574) 522-5669 |
Some points of history for Elkhart County Indiana
Elkhart County was one of the first areas settled in Northern Indiana, being settled on April 1, 1830. The original county was in Dunlap. In 1830, the county held its first election.
At that time, 75 votes were cast by citizens of the county and its surrounding territory. These voters elected eight people who served as the only county employees.
The city of Goshen serves as the county seat.
Other incorporated cities and towns within Elkhart County are
Cleveland Township; Osolo Township; Washington Township; York Township;
Baugo Township; Concord Township; Jefferson Township; Middlebury
Township;
Olive Township; Harrison Township; Elkhart Township; Clinton
Township; Locke Township; Union Township; Jackson Township;and Benton
Township
Surrounding Counties
St. Joseph County,
Michigan (northeast)
Lagrange County (east)
Noble County (southeast)
Kosciusko County (south)
Marshall County (southwest)
St. Joseph County (west)
Cass County, Michigan
(northwest)
