Grant County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Grant County was named for Samuel and Moses Grant. It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse Marion, IN 46953 Phone: 765-668-8121 County Website

Grant County Health Department 401 South Adams Street Marion, IN, 46953 Health Officer: Wm. David Moore, MD Phone Number: 765-651-2401 Fax: 765-651-2419 Email: tstreet@grantcounty.net Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1831. County Auditor has land 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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Cemeteries

 * Weaver Cemetery photos (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center)
 * Marion Public Library. Database search form.
 * Photos of Tombstones in Weaver Cemetery, Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society

Census Records

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

Church Records

 * 1843-1881 First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Baptism Index 1843-1881 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Land and Property Records

 * Miami Indians Who Received Land on Miami Reservation, Grant and Wabash Counties, Indiana (1873) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1914. Comp. & Ed. by Benjamin G. Shinn. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive;.
 * Centennial History of Grant County, Indiana, 1812 to 1912. 2 volumes. 1914. By Roland Lewis Whitson. Chicago, Ill. ; New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive;.
 * History of Grant County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. 2 volumes. 1886. Chicago: Brant & Fuller. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Google Books; . Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Grant County Communities, Land Record, &amp; Maps - INGenWeb

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Military Information - InGenWeb
 * African American Veterans in Grant County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

War of 1812 Holliday, Murray, The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 (Grant County Historical Society)FHL 977.269 H2h

Civil War Civil War service men from Grant 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 Grant County


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Companies A, and M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and Reorganized C
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, K, and I
 * 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, H, and I
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and D
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, H, I, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books:


 * "Regiment" in Brant &amp; Fuller. 2008. History of Grant County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. (Chicago: Brant &amp; Fuller.). Pages 483-496. Regiment, Companies, Names. 977.269 H2 v. 1 FHL US/CAN, 977.269 H2 v. 2 ; Other Libraries
 * Williamson, Jennifer, and Donna Craig. 2001. 1862 Grant County, Indiana, indexed Civil War draft enrollment lists. (Valparaiso, IN (P.O. Box 248, Valparaiso 46384): Footprints Pub. Co.). 977.269 H2w FHL US/CAN Book ; Other Libraries

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

 * Grant County Newspapers - GenWeb
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Graduates and Teachers of Marion High School (1928) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Alumni of Swayzee High School (1901-1902) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students of Swayzee High School (1911, 1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Teachers of Swayzee High School (1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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.

Vital Records

 * Grant County Health Department (Births prior to October 1907. After that, they are available through Indiana State Department of Health Vital Records)

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 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 ($)
 * The Allen County Public Library has An Index to the Marriage and Death Notices in the Marion Chronicle, 1867-1882
 * Grant County, Indiana Vital Records, Obituaries, and Cemetery Lists at Indiana Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Marion Indiana Family History Center

Libraries
Marion Public Library 600 S. Washington Street Marion, IN 46953-1992 Phone: 765-668-2900 Website

Societies
Grant County Historical Society PO Box 1951 Marion, IN 46952 765-664-6520 Website Facebook Jonesboro Historical Society PO Box 195 Jonesboro, IN 46938-0195 Matthews Covered Bridge Historical Society PO Box 153 Matthews, IN 46957-0153 Upland Area Historical Society PO Box 577 Upland, IN 46989-0577

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * 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. Select a county
 * LinkpendiumCemeteries for Grant County, Land and Property Records, Maps, Military Records and History, Vital Records.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the 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.