Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Sullivan County

County Courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square #304 Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812.268.4657

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850.

Parent County
1816--Sullivan County was created 30 December 1816 from Knox County. County seat: Sullivan

Boundary Changes
1818 -- Vigo County formed from northern part of Sullivan County.

1821 -- Greene County formed from eastern part of Sullivan County.

Record Loss
February 1850 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark County, Illinois
 * Clay
 * Crawford County, Illinois
 * Greene
 * Knox
 * Vigo

Census

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Sullivan County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Farmers of Sullivan County, Indiana (1896) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library

Military
Mexican war


 * 2nd Regiment, Company H

Civil War

Civil War service men from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies D, K, and L
 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, G, and K
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books


 * Booth, Louise. Waiting for the Moment. (Villa Park, Calif: D.R. Booth Associates, 1983.) 977.241 H2b copy 2 FHL US/CAN Book    other library


 * "County Military History" Chapter 8 in Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) (page 572-587,  Regiment, Companies, Name's),  977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library   Family History Archives

Newspapers

 * Index to Obituaries for Sullivan County (1870-1905) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate

 * Index to Will Books for Sullivan County (1850-1940) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
 * Index to Coroner's Inquest Records (1916-1917) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Societies and Libraries
Sullivan County Public Library

Donna K. Adams - Genealogist

Genealogy/Local History Dept.

100 S. Crowder St.

Sullivan, Indiana 47882

www.sullivan.lib.in.us

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sullivan County Public Library - www.sullivan.lib.in.us
 * Sullivan County Historical Society - www.sullivancountyin.com
 * Sullivan County Historical Society - www.sullivancountyin.com