Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1832--Wabash County was created 2 February 1832 from Cass and Grant Counties. County seat: Wabash 

Boundary Changes
April 1870 -- 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

 * Fulton
 * Grant
 * Huntington
 * Kosciusko
 * Miami
 * Whitley

Cemeteries

 * Abshire Cemetery
 * Algers Cemetery
 * Brooks Family Cemetery
 * Cramer Cemetery
 * Freeze Cemetery
 * Old Cripe Cemetery

Local Histories
Thomas B. Helm, History of Wabash County,(Chicago : J. Morris, 1884.) containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc. 977.283 H2h BYU Library Web Site (accessed 23 Mar 2011)

Military
CIVIL WAR

Civil War service men from Wabash 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 Wabash County.


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry(41st Regiment), Company F
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L or K
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 14th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies I, and K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, D, and I
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and D
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies H, and K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, G, and H
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies F, and G
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, F, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

CIVIL WAR BOOK

Thomas B. Helm, History of Wabash County,(Chicago : J. Morris, 1884.) Page 165-196 history of Civil War Companies From Wabash County, Indiana 977.283 H2h BYU Library Web Site  (accessed 23 Mar 2011)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)