Published Histories of Whitley County
A dated guide to county histories held by the Indiana State Library.
The Indiana State Library catalogs a substantial Whitley County history shelf. The collection includes nineteenth-century county histories, a 1907 history, specialized studies, historical-society bulletins, pictorial volumes, and twentieth-century compilations. These books provide narrative and biographical leads while remaining distinct from official records.
Documented points
- County of Whitley, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, published in 1883; the Library points researchers to film or a 1970 reprint.
- History of Whitley County, Indiana, published by B. F. Bowen and Company in 1907.
- Some Phases of Whitley County History, 1838–1870, by Edna Carver, dated 1937.
- Whitley County and Its Families, 1835–1995, published by the Whitley County Historical Society.
- Whitley County Pictorial History, 1835–2005, published in 2005.
- The Whitley County Historical Society Bulletin, with State Library holdings beginning in 1958.
Why this matters
A county history can preserve a useful name, business, church, school, road, or settlement reference. Biographical sketches may have been supplied by the family described, and later pictorial captions may come from contributors. Test important statements against deeds, probate, vital records, newspapers, or contemporary minutes.
Evidence status for Published Histories of Whitley County
This article reports what the cited sources specifically establish about Published Histories of Whitley County. Dates and collection ranges are attributed to their publishers; interpretation is kept separate from the documented points so the account can be checked and corrected.
Source boundary
Cite the specific edition and page. The State Library catalog notes that some originals are in closed stacks and that researchers should use film or reprints, so a generic title citation is not enough to identify the copy consulted.
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