Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana Pulaski County

Guide to Pulaski County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 7 February 1835 from Cass and St. Joseph Counties.
 * County Seat:  Winamac
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Starke (north)·Marshall (northeast)·Fulton (east)·Cass (southeast)·White (south)·Jasper (west)



Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

Cemeteries

 * Pulaski County Cemeteries - InGenWeb

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Pulaski County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Phelps

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Pulaski County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Arthur, Carrie, Edna Bierrum, and Berniece Drybread. 1973.Index to counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and biographical. ;(Winamac, Indiana: The Pulaski County Genealogical Society.) 977.29 H2w FHL US/CAN Book other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988 other library  vol.1  Google booksvol.2Google books


 * History of Pulaski County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium


 * 1870 and 1907 Van Buren Township plat maps - INGenWeb

Military
War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Pulaski County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Putnam County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Fall of Sumter" Chapter 2 in Arthur, Carrie, Edna Bierrum, and Berniece Drybread. 1973.Index to counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and biographical. (Winamac, Indiana: The Pulaski County Genealogical Society.),(page 486-504, Regiment, Company), 977.29 H2w FHL US/CAN Book    other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Civil War Databases


 * Residents of Pulaski County Who Died in the Civil War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

World War I

World War II

Occupations

 * Civilian Support Officials In World War II (1941-1945) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Pulaski County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Repositories
See also a List of Indiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse 112 E Main Street Winamac, IN 46996-1344 Phone: 219.946.3313

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records 1839. County Recorder has birth and death records from 1882 and land records.

Family History Centers

 * Peru Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the Family History Center directory.

Vital Records

 * Pulaski County, Indiana Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Winamac, White Post, Francesville, Medaryville and Rich Grove areas.


 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Pulaski County, Indiana Web Sites

 * Pulaski County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)