Posey County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Posey 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 September 1814 from Warrick, Knox and Gibson Counties.
 * County Seat:  Mt.Vernon

Description
The county was named for General Thomas Posey. The County Seat is Mount Vernon and was founded November 11, 1814. It is located in the South West 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
Vanderburgh •  Gibson  •  Wabash  •  White  •  Gallatin  •  Union  •  Henderson

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

 * Family Biographies from The History of Posey County, Indiana (1913) published by Standard Publishing Company are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries
Latter-day Saint Cemetery Records US Vol. 24 page 78 - Bethlehem Cemetery

Census

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Posey County (1860, 1870) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Posey County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African American Residents of Posey County (1882) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Register of Negroes in Posey County (1853-1855) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Court Records
Circuit Court historical records of Posey County in the State Archives. This online searchable database indexes cases for the years 1815-1841.

Local Histories

 * Leffel, John C. History of Posey County, Indiana. 1913. Internet Archive
 * Leonard, William P. History and directory of Posey County. 1986. (Kokomo, Ind: Selby Pub. &amp; Printing.) 977.234 H2Le FHL US/CAN Book,, GenGateway, Other Libraries
 * Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1974. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc., together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic). 977.234 H2h FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

Maps

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

Military Records

 * African American Veterans of Posey County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Posey 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 Posey County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, D, H, and Reorganized Company B
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, B, and K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, C, and D
 * 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" Chapter 6 in Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1974. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc., together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic). (page 441-445), 977.234 H2h FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records

 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Wadesville, Posey County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

County Courthouse
Posey County Courthouse PO Box 606 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Phone: 812.838.1306 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1815. County health department Dept has birth and divorce records from 1882. County Recorder has land records from 1815 and some military discharge records.

Family History Centers

 * Evansville Indiana Family History Center

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

Societies
Posey County Historical Society PO Box 171 Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 E-mail: [mailto:belthi@aol.com belthi@aol.com]

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
 * Cholera Deaths in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana (1873) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Websites

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