Union County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Union County

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

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.


 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur

Neighboring Counties
Wayne •  Fayette  •  Franklin  •  Preble  •  Butler

Parent County
1821--Union County was created 5 January 1821from Wayne, Franklin and Fayette Counties. County seat: Liberty

Record Loss
February 1903 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Union County USGenWeb
 * Fosdick Funeral Home Records: 1915-1971: Courtesy of the Union County Public Library Website

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census Indiana Genealogical Society)

Presbyterian
Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church


 * Members of Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church, Liberty Township (1829-1912) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Presbyterian Church, Brownsville


 * 1830-1851 - Presbyterian Church, Brownsville, Baptism Index 1830-1851 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Union County (1858, 1868) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Selected Residents of Union County (1876) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book other libraries vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Union County Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and GazetteersLinkpendium

Military Records
War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Union 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 Union County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and D
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F and F
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D

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 $

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 26 W Union Street Liberty, IN 47353 Phone: 765.458.6121 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821. County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.

Family History Centers

 * Oxford Ohio Family History Center

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

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

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


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1811-2007 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Union County, Indiana Web Sites

 * Union County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * 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.
 * Union County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Union County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)