Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Gibson County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Indiana Online Genealogy Records

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed March 9, 1813 from Knox
 * County Seat:  Princeton

Description
The county was named for John Gibson. Its county seat is Princeton and was founded April 1, 1813. It is located in the Southwest area of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Knox •  Pike  •  Warrick  •  Vanderburgh  •  Posey  •  White  •  Wabash

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
1935 Gibson County courthouse was destroyed by fire, but no records were harmed.

Cemeteries

 * Gibson County Cemeteries - Linkpendium
 * Index of Shiloh Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Census Records

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


 * Partial Census for Gibson County - INGenWeb

Catholic
St. Bernard Catholic Parish


 * 1877-1885 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Baptism Index 1877-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1878-1895 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Marriage Index 1878-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Local Histories

 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1978. By James T. Tartt. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books; .  Digital reproduction of original, published 1884, Edwardsville, Ill. : Jas. T. Tartt & Co.
 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1980. By Elia W. Peattie. Owensboro, Kentucky : Cook & McDowell Publications. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.
 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1914. By Gil R. Stormont. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books.

Land and Property

 * Index to Documents Proving Land Titles for Gibson County - INGenWeb

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Gibson County Townships - INGenWeb
 * Gibson County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * African American Veterans in Gibson County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Gibson 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 Gibson County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D
 * 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, E. and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books


 * "The War For The Union" in "Patrictish" Chapter 11 of Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) Pages 104-135. Regiment, Companies, Names. 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book ; Other Libraries
 * "Civil War" in "Military History of Gibson County" Chapter 15 of Stormont, Gil R. 2008. History of Gibson County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families.(Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen). Pages 209-223. Regiment, Companies. FHL US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1 ; Internet Archive; Other Libraries
 * Gibson County in the civil war; an address by Col. Gil. R. Stormont, at the dedication of the Gibson County soldiers monument at Princeton, Indiana, on Nov. 12, 1913 [i.e. 1912] History of other monuments in Gibson County. Internet Archive; Other Libraries

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798–1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

Public Records

 * Gibson County Free Public Records Directory

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Gibson County (1936) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Courthouse
Gibson County Courthouse 101 N Main Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812.386.8401

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1813, divorce, probate and court records from 1820.

Libraries

 * Princeton Public Library 124 S. Hart Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-385-4464 Website

Societies

 * Gibson County Historical Society PO Box 516 Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-385-5834 Email: [mailto:iof814@yahoo.com iof814@yahoo.com]
 * Haubstadt Area Historical Society PO Box 161 Haubstadt, IN 47639

Family History Centers

 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center

Vital Records

 * Gibson County Vital Record
 * Indiana State Digital Archives


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch
 * 1882-1920Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($) - index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * 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.
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)