INDIANA GENEALOGY EXPRESS

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Welcome to
VIGO COUNTY,
INDIANA
HISTORY & GENEALOGY

County Courthouse
Third & Wabash
Terre Haute, IN  47807
Phone: (812) 462-3367
Fax: (812) 234-2409

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BRIEF HISTORY

Vigo County, pronounced (Ve-go) or (Vy-go) depending on who you ask, was officially formed in 1818 by order of the Indiana State Legislature. The county is named in honor of Col. Francis Vigo, of Italian heritage but a citizen of Spain due to residence in St. Louis. He is credited with great assistance to George Rogers Clark both in financing Clark's exploration and Revolutionary War efforts, and in service as an agent obtaining military information for Clark against British campaigns on the then frontier.

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BIOGRAPHIES		CEMETERIES		LIBRARIES
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Townships: Fayette Harrison Honey Creek Linton Lost Creek Nevins Otter Creek Pierson Prairie Creek Prairieton Riley Sugar Creek TOWNS: Riley Seelyville West Terre Haute CITY: Terre Haute OTHER: Fontanet Shirkieville

Libraries: MEADOWS BRANCH LIBRARY 25th and Poplar Terre Haute, IN  47803 NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY 1800 E. Ft. Harrison Ave. No. 5 Terre Haute, IN  47804 SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY 3001 S. 7th St. Terre Haute, IN  47802 VIGO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY One Library Square Terre Haute, IN  47807 WEST BRANCH LIBRARY 626 National Ave. West Terre Haute, IN  47885 HISTORIC DISTRICTS: Fannington's Grove Historic District Ohio Boulevard-Demming Park Historic District Wabash Avenue - East Historic District Wabash Avenue - West Historic District Archives: TERRE HAUTE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER 1845 North Center Terre Haute, IN  47804

 

	Adjacent counties Vermillion County Parke County Clay County Sullivan County Bordered on West by Illinois
County Seat: Terre Haute Year Organized: 1818 Square Miles: 403