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Historical Markers in Balbec, Indiana

 
Clickable Map of Jay County, Indiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Jay County, IN (20) Adams County, IN (30) Blackford County, IN (18) Delaware County, IN (47) Randolph County, IN (43) Wells County, IN (17) Darke County, OH (172) Mercer County, OH (141)  JayCounty(20) Jay County (20)  AdamsCounty(30) Adams County (30)  BlackfordCounty(18) Blackford County (18)  DelawareCounty(47) Delaware County (47)  RandolphCounty(43) Randolph County (43)  WellsCounty(17) Wells County (17)  DarkeCountyOhio(172) Darke County (172)  MercerCounty(141) Mercer County (141)
Portland is the county seat for Jay County
Balbec is in Jay County
Jay County (20)  ►
ADJACENT TO JAY COUNTY
Adams County (30)  ►
Blackford County (18)  ►
Delaware County (47)  ►
Randolph County (43)  ►
Wells County (17)  ►
Darke County, Ohio (172)  ►
Mercer County, Ohio (141)  ►
 
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1 ► Indiana, Jay County, Balbec — C.C. Paxson Donated-Cemetery — 1864 —
John Riley Paxson will leave $500.00 with Peoples State Bank Peanville - Interest to care for cemetery — — Map (db m215075) HM
2 ► Indiana, Jay County, Balbec — A Station on the Underground Railroad —
Tradition says Eliza Harris of Uncle Tom's Cabin fame rested here in her flight to Canada — — Map (db m45184) HM
3 ► Indiana, Jay County, Balbec — 38.1972.1 — West Grove —
Early Quaker settlement established 1836; center of Underground Railroad activity. Meeting house erected here, 1840, on land donated by Enos and Margaret Lewis; used by Congregational Friends, by Spiritualist society, as school, community hall; . . . — — Map (db m214984) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026