Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy


 * This article is about a southeastern county of Indiana. For other uses, see Ohio (disambiguation).

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Ohio County

Parent County
1844--Ohio County was created 4 January 1844 from Dearborn County. County seat:  Rising Sun

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone County, Kentucky
 * Dearborn
 * Ripley
 * Switzerland

Local Histories

 * Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co, 2008.) other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Ohio 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 Ohio County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized C
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

article on the Civil War


 * West, J. Eberle, "Morgan's Raid",(Indiana Magazine of History 20, no. 1 (March 1924): 92-96.) 1863,Belmont County, Ohio (St. Clairesville)   Abstract and Bibliographic Information   article PDF

Web Sites

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