Elkhart County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Elkhart County

Parent County
1830-- Elkhart County was created 29 January 1830 from Allen and Cass Counties. County seat: Goshen 

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Kosciusko
 * Lagrange
 * Marshall
 * Noble
 * St. Joseph
 * St. Joseph County, Michigan

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Elkhart 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 Elkhart County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Companies C, and F
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and I
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized D, and E
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 23rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized C
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, H, and I
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, G, and I
 * 88th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Elkhart County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Elkhart County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)