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| Name | Miami |
| Alt names | Miami | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Oumiamiak | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS18019574 | | Oumiamiouek | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS18019574 | | Wemiamik | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS18019574 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 40.75°N 86.067°W |
| Located in | Indiana, United States (1832 - ) |
| See also | Cass, Indiana, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Howard, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Tipton, Indiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Miami County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 36,903. The county seat is the City of Peru. Miami County is part of the Kokomo-Peru CSA.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Indiana became a state on December 11, 1816, after being Indiana territory for sixteen years. Originally, Indiana was part of the Northwest Territory, which was made up of land gained by the British after the French and Indian War and organized into a territory after the American Revolution. It was after the revolution that settlement in the area by Europeans really began. Knox territory was created in 1790 and included all of present-day Indiana and areas of Illinois. Ancestry's Red Book notes that jurisdiction in Knox territory changed due to Indian uprisings in the area from 1790 to 1810. In 1800, Indiana became the name of a territory. Parts Michigan and Illinois both broke away from the territory before it became a state in 1816.
Miami County was formed in 1832 from Cass County and unorganized land.[1] It was named for the Miami, a Native American people, many of whom still live in this area. In 1834, Miami County widened its western border taking some area from Cass County. In 1838 a small portion of unorganized territory was added to the northeastern border, but in 1844 that area was lost to Fulton County. Miami County has been its present shape since 1844.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1832 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | 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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| 1840 | 3,048
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| 1850 | 11,304
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| 1860 | 16,851
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| 1870 | 21,052
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| 1880 | 24,083
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| 1890 | 25,823
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| 1900 | 28,344
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| 1910 | 29,350
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| 1920 | 28,668
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| 1930 | 29,032
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| 1940 | 27,926
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| 1950 | 28,201
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| 1960 | 38,000
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| 1970 | 39,246
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| 1980 | 39,820
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| 1990 | 36,897
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Miami County, Indiana, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inmiami/
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