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Welcome to the Wells County, Indiana portion of the USGenWeb Project for genealogy! This is an all-volunteer effort to provide a centralized site for genealogical data and information for researchers, so take a look at what has been gathered so far and then contact me, Cathy Burnsed, if you would like to contribute to this website. Those interested in helping in other areas of INGenWeb should contact Lena Harper, our State Coordinator, or one of our Assistant State Coordinators, Jim Cox or Karen Zach.

"The Good Stuff" - Online Data

Wells County's own virtual archive! Here you will find census data, pages from birth/marriage/death indexes, cemetery surveys, land records, obituaries, biographies, online genealogies, and other "Good Stuff."

History and Geography of Wells County

Here you will find a brief history of the area with descriptions of the physical and cultural geography of Wells County, as well as links to surrounding counties' INGenWeb Project pages.

This page contains addresses and phone numbers for local individuals and organizations (including genealogical and historical societies, libraries, and government agencies) that may assist you in locating information in Wells County.

This is an annotated bibliography of books and materials owned by many Indiana libraries, the Library of Congress, and the LDS Family History Library. Many books have lookup volunteers listed.

Our RootsWeb Message Board is now the place to view all of the newer (since 12/1/98) genealogical queries and posts related to Wells County residents. Older queries dating back to 1996 are on Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, or Page 4. You may also post your own queries.