Martin County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Parent County

 * Parent Counties: Martin County was created 17 January 1820 from Daviess and Dubois Counties.
 * County Seat:  Shoals

Description
The county was named for Maj. John T. Martin of Newport, Kentucky. The County Seat is Shoals and was founded 1820. It is located in the South Central area of the state.

Neighboring Counties
Greene •  Lawrence  •  Orange  •  Dubois  •  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
Apr. 1876 The Martin County courthouse was destroyed by fire. All records of genealogical interest were saved.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Martin County Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Martin County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Living Leaders, an Encyclopedia of Biography: Special Edition for Daviess and Martin Counties, Indiana. ([New York?]: American Pub. Co, 1897.)other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

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

Military Records

 * Military Records and HistoriesLinkpendium
 * African American Veterans in Martin County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Veterans in Martin County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Martin 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 Martin County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company F
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and D
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Occupations

 * Civilian Support Officials In World War II (1941-1945) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

County Courthouse
Martin County Courthouse Capitol Street PO Box 120 Shoals, IN 47581-0170 Phone: 812-247-3651

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1820, divorce and court records from 1842. County Recorder has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Bedford Indiana Family History Center

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

Societies
Martin County Historical Society PO Box 564 Shoals, IN 47581 Telephone Number: 812-247-1133 Website

Martin County Genealogical Society PO Box 45 Shoals, IN 47581-0045 E-mail: [mailto:ljsmith7@pop3.concentric.net ljsmith7@pop3.concentric.net]

Martin County Historical Society PO Box 84 Shoals, IN 47581

Vital Records

 * Vital Record of Martin County Linkpendium


 * Baker, Natalie Montgomery. Martin County, Indiana, Birth Records. Indiana(?: s.n, 1900.) Other Libraries, Vol. 1-2; INTERNET ARCHIVE, Vol. 2-3; INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Martin County Genealogical Society (Ind.). Martin County, Indiana Will Book "C.". Shoals, Ind.?:(Martin County Genealogical Society?, 2000.)Other Libraries, INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * 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

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