Union County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Union County

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 26 W Union Street Liberty, IN 47353 Phone: 765.458.6121 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821. County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.

Parent County
1821--Union County was created 5 January 1821 from Wayne, Franklin and Fayette Counties. County seat: Liberty

Record Loss
February 1903 -- 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

 * Butler County, Ohio
 * Fayette
 * Franklin
 * Preble County, Ohio
 * Wayne

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Union County USGenWeb
 * Fosdick Funeral Home Records: 1915-1971: Courtesy of the Union County Public Library Website

Census

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Union County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b 977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Union County Likpendium

Maps
Maps and Gazetteers  Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and D
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F and F
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D

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

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