Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Warrick County

Guide to Warrick 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 9 March 1813 from Knox County.
 * County Seat:  Boonville

Neighboring Counties
Spencer •  Dubois  •  Pike  •  Gibson  •  Vanderburgh  •  Henderson  •  Daviess

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.

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the 1885 History of Warrick County, Indiana by Goodspeed are available free online on My Genealogy Hound

Cemeteries

 * Bates Hill Cemetery, Newburgh BillionGraves
 * Massey Cemetery, Boonville BillionGraves
 * Morrison Cemetery, Lynnville BillionGraves

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Warrick County (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Warrick County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Residents of Warrick County (1881) ($, Indiana Genalogical Society)

Catholic
St. Clement Parish, Boonville


 * 1878-1885 - St. Clement Parish, Boonville, Baptism Index 1878-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1888-1895 - St. Clement Parish, Boonville, Marriage Index 1888-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh


 * 1869-1885 - St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, Baptism Index 1869-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

St. John the Evangelist Parish, Elberfeld


 * 1875-1885 - St. John the Evangelist Parish, Elberfeld, Baptism Index 1875-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1875-1895 - St. John the Evangelist Parish, Elberfeld, Marriage Index 1875-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * County Officials of Warrick County (1813-1884) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
War of 1812


 * African American Veterans in Warrick County, Indiana (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Warrick 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 Warrick County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Warrick County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Books


 * Haas, Garland A. 1997. To the mountain of fire and beyond: the Fifty-Third Indiana Regiment from Corinth to glory. (Carmel, Ind: Guild Press of Indiana.) 977.23 M2h FHL US/CAN Book other libraries


 * "Military History" Chapter 7 in History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 92-112)FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

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 Warrick County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Warrick County Courthouse 107 W Locust Street Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812.897.6160

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce, court and probate records from 1813. County Records has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Evansville Indiana Family History Center

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

Societies
Warrick County Historical Society P.O. Box 581 Boonville 47601-0581

Warrick County Museum, INC 217 S. First Street Boonville, IN 47601 Phone:812-897-3100 Email:[mailto:wcmuseum@wowway.biz] Website

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

Warrick County, Indiana Web Sites

 * Warrick 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.
 * Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)