Henry County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Henry County was named for Patrick Henry. It is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Henry County Courthouse 101 S Main Street New Castle, IN 47362 Phone: 765-529-6401 County Website

Henry County Health Department 1201 Race Street New Castle, IN, 47362 Health Officer: John Miller, MD Phone Number: 765-521-7059 Fax: 765-521-7055 Email: dmathis@henryco.net Health Department

County Health Dept has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1822. County Recorder has land records from 1823 and cemetery deeds from 1925. 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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Cemeteries

 * Henry County Cemetery Links by the Henry County Genealogical Services

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Henry County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Residents of Henry County, Indiana (1874) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Henry County Genealogical Services Church Links

Court Records

 * 1822-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1823-1905 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1941-1969 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Henry County, Indiana Circuit Court Fee Book, 1829-35. By Henry County, Indiana. Henry County, Indiana : Henry County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; also at Internet Archive.
 * Henry County, Indiana Court Docket, 1825-38. By Henry County, Indiana. Henry County, Indiana : Henry County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; also at Internet Archive.

Directories

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1922 New Castle, Indiana, City Directory, 1922 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * Black History of Henry County Indiana - Henry County Genealogical Services

Funeral Homes

 * Ballard and Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Middletown.
 * Heritage Funeral Care in Knightstown.
 * Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle.
 * Liming Family Funeral Home in Shirley.
 * Rose City Funeral Home in New Castle.
 * Sproles Family Funeral Home in New Castle.

Local Histories

 * Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. 1906. By George Hazzard. New Castle, Indiana : G. Hazzard. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust;.
 * Henry County, Past and Present: a brief history of the county from 1821-1871. 1967. By Elwood Pleas. Knightstown, Indiana : Eastern Indiana Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; . Reprint of original published: New Castle, Ind : Pleas Bro., 1871.
 * History of Henry County, Indiana. 1884. Chicago, Illinois : Inter-State Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008.
 * The People's Guide, a Business, Political, and Religious Directory of Henry Co., Ind. 1979. By Cline & McHaffie. Knightstown, Indiana : The Bookmark. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive. Originally published Indianapolis, Indiana : Indianapolis Printing and Publishing House, 1874.
 * Black History of Henry County Indiana - Henry County Genealogical Services

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Atlases for Henry County at University Library (IUPUI)
 * 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
 * Henry County Military History - Henry County Genealogical Services
 * Henry County Military History - INGenWeb
 * African American Veterans in Henry County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Henry 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 Henry County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and F
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and I
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and K
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies E, and G
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books 


 * Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. 1906. 2 volumes. By George Hazzard. Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard. Includes military history. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

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 ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1822-1922 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Henry County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1822-1976 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Henry County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1828-1925 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Henry County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Indiana. Court of Common Pleas (Henry County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Graduates of Rich Square Acadamy, Lewisville (1888-1891) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Middletown High School (1914 and 1928) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Mooreland High School (1917) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of New Castle High School (1926 and 1931) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Teachers of New Castle High School, Henry County, Indiana (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * Yearbook of New Castle High School, Henry County, Indiana (1933) 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 ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast  $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana 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.com - 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

 * Anderson Indiana Family History Center
 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center
 * Richmond Indiana Family History Center
 * Anderson Indiana Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.
 * Hancock County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Henry County Historical Society, Inc 606 South 14th Street New Castle, IN 47362 Phone: 765-529-4028 Email: [mailto:henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website Historic Knightstown, Inc. 24 North Washington St. Knightstown, IN 46148 Phone: 765-345-2859 Email: [mailto:HKIMuseum1980@gmail.com HKIMuseum1980@gmail.com] Website Middletown Fall Creek Township Historical Society PO Box 63 559 Locust Street Middletown, IN 47356-0063 Phone: 765-354-2000 Email: [mailto:contact@middletownhistory.us contact@middletownhistory.us] Facebook Kennard Historical Society 750 Oak Blvd. Greenfield, IN 46140-1465

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 Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * – 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.