Starke County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 7 February 1835 from St. Joseph County.
 * County Seat:  Knox

Neighboring Counties
Porter •  La Porte  •  St. Joseph  •  Marshall  •  Fulton  •  Pulaski  •  Jasper

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Starke County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Starke County (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Lutheran
St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox


 * 1887-1948 - St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox, Baptism Index 1887-1948 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1887-1948 - St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox, Marriage Index 1887-1948 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * Early County Officials of Starke County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records
War of 1812


 * Veterans in Starke County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C

World War I

World War II`

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

School Records

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

County Courthouse
Starke County Courthouse PO Box 395 Knox, IN 46534 Phone: 219.772.9128

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850. County Auditor has land records from 1850. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Family History Centers

 * Anderson Indiana Family History Center

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

Societies
Starke County Genealogical Society Of Indiana 7720 E Toto Rd Knox, IN 46534

Starke County Historical Society 401 South Main St. Knox, IN 46534 Website

Starke County Genealogical Society 152 West Culver Rd. Knox, IN 46534 Telephone Number: 219-767-2901 (Ida Kennedy) E-mail: [mailto:starkegen@gmail.com starkegen@gmail.com] Website

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * Starke County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb, Starke County
 * INGenWeb, Starke County
 * , Starke County
 * Starke County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)