Noble County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Noble 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 Elkhart, La Grange and Allen
 * County Seat:  Albion

Description
The county was named for Governor Noah Noble. The County Seat is Albion and was founded 1836. It is located in the North East 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
Elkhart •  La Grange  •  Steuben  •  DeKalb  •  Allen  •  Whitley  •  Kosciusko

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
1843 and 1859 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

Cemeteries

 * Augusta Cemetery
 * Gragg Cemetery
 * Lower/Lauer Cemetery
 * Port Mitchell Cemetery
 * Sanford Cemetery
 * Wolf Lake Cemetery Genealogy Center
 * The Indiana Genealogical Society has many free indexes to Noble County cemeteries.

Census Records

 * Index to Morality Schedule for Noble County, Indiana (1860) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Noble County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1993.) 977.27 H2c FHL US/CAN Book other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Alvord, Samuel E., Alvord's history of Noble County, Indiana: to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of local biography - memoirs of representative men and women of the county, whose works of merit have made their names imperishable, (Reprint. Originally published: Logansport, Indiana: B. F. Bowen, Publisher, 1902. 602, 53 p.[76] leaves. ill., facsims., ports.)977.276 H2a FHL US/CAN Book INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, and Charles Blanchard. 1970.Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana: historical and biographical, illustrated. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, inc.) 977.27 H2g FHL US/CAN Book other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVES Digital Version at

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Civil War
Civil War service men from Noble 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 Noble County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, C, D, I, and M
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized B, and C
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C, and F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and Reorganized Companies D, and E
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 88th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and D
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B,C, D, and I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and D
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, F, and E
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "The First Call for Troops" in Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographicall. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1993.) 977.27 H2c FHL US/CAN Book page 89-116, other library INTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

County Courthouse
Noble County Courthouse 101 N Orange Street Albion, IN 46701-1097 Phone: 219.636.2736  County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1859. County Auditor has land records. City Clerk has burial records.

Family History Centers

 * Fort Wayne Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Societies
Kendallville Historical Society (Mid-America Windmill Museum) PO Box 5048 732 Allen Chapel Rd Kendallville, IN 46755-5048 Telephone Number: 260-347-2334 E-mail: [mailto:volunteer@midamericawindmillmuseum.org volunteer@midamericawindmillmuseum.org] Website

Ligonier Historical Society And Museum 300 S. Main St. Ligonier, IN 46767-1812 Telephone Number: 219-894-75

Noble County Historical Society PO Box 152 Albion, IN 46701-0152 Telephone Number: 260-636-3929

Stone's Trace Historical Society 5111 Lincolnway South Ligonier, IN 46767 Telephone Number: 260-856-2871 E-mail: [mailto:stonestracehistorical@hotmail.com stonestracehistorical@hotmail.com] Website

Noble County Genealogical Society 109 North York Street Albion, IN 46701

Vital Records

 * Noble County Vital Records Site.This site includes Divorces, Obituaries, Biographies, Guardianship, Probate Index, Births, Deaths, Marriages, School Records, Military, Cemeteries, Settlers, Census, Neighbors, and Wills Index.


 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 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

 * Noble County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * INGenWeb, Noble County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb, Noble County.
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 * Noble County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)