- Name
- Dearborn
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- Alternate names
- Dearborn (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 39.167°N 84.9°W
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- Located in
- Indiana, United States (1803 - )
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- See also
- Franklin, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Hamilton, Indiana, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Ohio, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Randolph, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Switzerland, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Wayne, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Census-designated place
- Bright
- Hidden Valley
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- Inhabited place
- Aurora
- Bonnell
- Braysville
- Chesterville
- Cold Springs
- Dillsboro Station
- Dillsboro
- Dover
- Farmers Retreat
- Greendale
- Guilford
- Hardinsburg
- Hubbells Corner
- Kirschs Corner
- Kyle
- Lawrenceburg Junction
- Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceville
- Logan
- Manchester
- Moores Hill
- Mount Sinai
- New Alsace
- Sparta
- St. Leon
- Weisburg
- West Harrison
- Wilmington
- Wrights Corner
- Yorkville
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- Township
- Harrison
- Jackson
- Logan (township)
- Miller
- Sparta (township)
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- Unknown
- Kelso
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Dearborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 46,109. The county seat is Lawrenceburg.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Dearborn County was formed in 1803. It was named for Dr. Henry Dearborn (DR), an officer in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Dearborn was U.S. Secretary of War at the time the County was named. Early growth was centered around Lawerenceburgh which was an important railroad junction connecting two of the regions major rail lines.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1803 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 7,310
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| 1820 | 11,468
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| 1830 | 13,974
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| 1840 | 19,327
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| 1850 | 20,166
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| 1860 | 24,406
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| 1870 | 24,116
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| 1880 | 26,671
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| 1890 | 23,364
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| 1900 | 22,194
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| 1910 | 21,396
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| 1920 | 20,033
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| 1930 | 21,056
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| 1940 | 23,053
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| 1950 | 25,141
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| 1960 | 28,674
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| 1970 | 29,430
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| 1980 | 34,291
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| 1990 | 38,835
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~indearbo
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