Noble County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1835--Noble County was created 7 February 1835 from Elkhart, La Grange and Allen Counties. County seat: Albion

Record Loss
1843 and 1859 -- 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

 * Allen
 * DeKalb
 * Elkhart
 * Kosciusko
 * Lagrange
 * Steuben
 * Whitley

Cemeteries

 * Augusta Cemetery
 * Gragg Cemetery
 * Lower/Lauer Cemetery
 * Port Mitchell Cemetery
 * Sanford Cemetery
 * Wolf Lake Cemetery

Local Histories

 * Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1993.) 977.27 H2c FHL US/CAN Book   other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Alvord, Samuel E., Alvord's history of Noble County, Indiana : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of local biography - memoirs of representative men and women of the county, whose works of merit have made their names imperishable, (Reprint. Originally published: Logansport, Indiana : B. F. Bowen, Publisher, 1902. 602, 53 p.[76] leaves. ill., facsims., ports.) 977.276 H2a FHL US/CAN Book   INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, and Charles Blanchard. 1970.Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana: historical and biographical, illustrated. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, inc.) 977.27 H2g FHL US/CAN Book  other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE   Family History Archives

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Noble 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 Noble County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, C, D, I, and M
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized B, and C
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C, and F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and Reorganized Companies D, and E
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 88th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and D
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Comapny E
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B,C, D, and I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and D
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, F, and E
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "The First Call for Troops" in Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1993.) 977.27 H2c FHL US/CAN Book page 89-116,    other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Vital Records
Noble County Vital Records Site. This site includes Divorces, Obituaries, Biographies, Guardianships, Probate Index, Births, Deaths, Marriages, School Records, Military, Cemeteries, Settlers, Census, Neighbors, and Wills Index.

Web Sites

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