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Guide to Carroll County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Charles Carroll, of Carrolton, then the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. It's county seat is Delphi and was founded January 7, 1828. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state. For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

County Courthouse
 Carroll County Courthouse] 101 W Main Street Delphi, IN 46923 Phone: 765.564.4485 County Website Carroll County Courthouse 101 W Main Street Delphi, IN 46923 Phone: 765.564.4485

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828. County Health Officer has birth and death and burial records from 1882. County Recorder has land records from 1828 Public Library Delphi has newspapers from 1841. County Historical Society has burial records.

History Timeline
Additional Information The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Carroll County (1880), Indiana Genealogical Society $
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Carroll County, Indiana Genealogical Society $

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Carroll County (1858), Indiana Genealogical Society $

Local Histories
Local Histories

Online County Histories


 * Carroll County, Indiana. By Dora Thomas Mayhill. 1954. Knightstown, Indiana : Banner Pub. Co..
 * History of Carroll County, Indiana. By John C. Odell. 1973. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphics Inc. (Reprint of original published: Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1915.) FamilySearch Digital LibraryOnline at: Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Carroll County, Indiana. By Thomas B. Helm. 1966. Knightstown, Indiana : Eastern Indiana Pub. Co. (Reprint of original published: Chicago : Kingman Bros., 1882) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Index online at: Index; Internet Archive; Index: Internet Archive; Google Books;.
 * Recollections of the Early Settlement of Carroll County, Indiana. By James Harvey Stewart. 1872. Cincinnati, Ohio : Hitchcock and Walden. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records

 * Military Index - INGenWeb
 * African American Veterans in Carroll County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War Civil War service men from Carroll County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Carroll County.


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized A
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry&lt; Companies A, C, and F
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, E, G, and H
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies, D, E, G, H, I, and K

Civil War Book

"Military History" Chapter 10 in Odell, John C.''History of Carroll County, Indiana, Its People, Industries and Institutions. With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families''. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen &amp; company, inc, 1916.) page 191-204. 977.294 H2o FHL US/CAN Book FamilySearch Digital Library; other library

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Alumni of Delphi High School (1872-1924), Indiana Genealogical Society $
 * Students of Delphi Junior High School (1925), Indiana Genealogical Society $
 * Students of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925), Indiana Genealogical Society $
 * Teachers of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925), Indiana Genealogical Society $

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1828-1850 Carroll County, Indiana Marriage Records, 1828-1850 Carroll County Marriage Records

Death

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($)

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

Societies
Carroll Historical Society PO Box 277 Delphi, IN 46923 Telephone Number: 260-564-3152 Telephone Number: 765-564-3152 E-mail: [mailto:carrollcountyhistoricalsociety@ffni.com carrollcountyhistoricalsociety@ffni.com] Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana State Digital Archives
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.