White County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to White County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
White County was named for Isaac White of Equality, Illinois. White was a colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a private in the Indiana militia in the march against Prophetstown. He was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state.

County Courthouse
 White County Courthouse 110 North Main Street PO Box 350 Monticello, IN 47960 Phone: 219-583-7032 County Website

White County Health Department 902 Foxwood Ct. Monticello, IN 47960 Health Officer: Charles Tribbett, MD Phone: 574-583-8254 Fax: 574-583-1513 Email: [mailto:healthdept@whitecountyindiana.us healthdept@whitecountyindiana.us] Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1834. County Recorder has land records. County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Heckendorn-Hartman Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) Available at: Vol. 1 FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 FamilySearch Digital Library.

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for White County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

 National Archives Catalog 
 * Population Schedules, Monticello, Indiana, 1933

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1834-1924 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1874 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in White County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Clapper Funeral Services & Crematory in Brookston.
 * Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, Inc. in Monticello.
 * Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello.

Local Histories

 * Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. 1883. By Weston A. Goodspeed.  Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); . Index: EveryNameIndex.com, by L. Cathy O'Connor.
 * A Standard History of White County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1971. Supervised by W. H. Hamelle. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: 2 vols. in 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; . Reprint of original published: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1915. Vol. 1 contains history; vol. 2 contains biographies.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from White 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 White County.


 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies B, and D
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K and Reorganized Company K
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, and G (Company E "The Monticello Rifles")
 * 63th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and G
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and G
 * 116th Regiment (6 months, 1863-4), Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies K, and G
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for White County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Book:


 * A standard history of White County, Indiana: an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Hamelle, William H. 1977. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), "Military Matters" Chapter 11 (page 176-191); Available at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive

Civil War Databases


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

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011

Other Records
Voter Records
 * 1850-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1835-1918 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1835-1923 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Selected School Records of Wolcott, White County, Indiana (1898-1927) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers for White County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Kokomo Indiana Family History Center
 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center
 * Jasper County Public Library - Rensselaer - an affiliate library.
 * Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Monticello-Union Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Otterbein Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pulaski County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Anson Wolcott Historical Society P.O. Box 242 Wolcott, IN 47995 Phone: 219-279-2951 Website White County Historical Society 101 South Bluff Street Monticello, IN 47860 Phone: 574-583-3998 Email: [mailto:museum@lightstreamin.com museum@lightstreamin.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb, White County
 * INGenWeb, White County
 * White County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.