Grant County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed February 10, 1831 from Adams New Purchase (Madison/Delaware/Randolph) and unorganized territory
 * County Seat:  Marion

Description
The county was named for Samuel and Moses Grant. Its county seat is Marion and was founded 1831. It is located in the Central area of the state.

Populated Places
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:

Neighboring Counties
Miami •  Wabash  •  Huntington  •  Wells  •  Blackford  •  Delaware  •  Madison  •  Tipton  •  Howard

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries

 * Weaver Cemetery photos (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center)
 * Marion Public Library. Database search form.
 * Photos of Tombstones in Weaver Cemetery, Liberty Township, Grant County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Cemeteries for Grant County - Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Grant County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

 * 1843-1881 - First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Baptism Index 1843-1881 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Histories
Grant County was formed in 1831. It was named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky.

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Grant County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text published by Brant & Fuller, 1886; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1974. EveryNameIndex.com
 * History of Grant County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. 1886. Chicago: Brant & Fuller. Online at: 977.269 H2 v. 1 FHL US/CAN, 977.269 H2 v. 2 ; Other Libraries HathiTrust
 * Whitson, Rolland Lewis, John P. Campbell, and Edgar L. Goldthwait. 1914. Centennial history of Grant County, Indiana, 1812 to 1912. Chicago, Ill: Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - ; Vol. 2 - ; Vol. 1 and 2 - ; Google Books HathiTrust
 * Grant County Histories - Linkpendium

Land and Property

 * Miami Indianans Who Received Land on Miami Reservation, Grant and Wabash Counties, Indiana (1873) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Grant County Land Records Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Grant County Communities, Land Record, &amp; Maps - INGenWeb
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Information - InGenWeb
 * see Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
 * African American Veterans in Grant County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812
Holliday, Murray, The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 (Grant County Historical Society) FHL 977.269 H2h

Civil War
Civil War service men from Grant 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 Grant County


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Companies A, and M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and Reorganized C
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, K, and I
 * 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, H, and I
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and D
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, H, I, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Regiment" in Brant &amp; Fuller. 2008. History of Grant County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. (Chicago: Brant &amp; Fuller.). Pages 483-496. Regiment, Companies, Names. 977.269 H2 v. 1 FHL US/CAN, 977.269 H2 v. 2 ; Other Libraries
 * Williamson, Jennifer, and Donna Craig. 2001. 1862 Grant County, Indiana, indexed Civil War draft enrollment lists. (Valparaiso, IN (P.O. Box 248, Valparaiso 46384): Footprints Pub. Co.). 977.269 H2w FHL US/CAN Book ; Other Libraries

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Grant County Newspapers - GenWeb - Indiana State Library
 * Grant County Newspaper Records - Linkpendium

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

School Records

 * Graduates and Teachers of Marion High School (1928) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Alumni of Swayzee High School (1901-1902) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students of Swayzee High School (1911, 1913) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Teachers of Swayzee High School (1913) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse Marion, IN 46953 Phone: 765-668-8121 County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1831. County Auditor has land records.

Libraries

 * Marion Public Library 600 S. Washington Street Marion, IN 46953-1992 Phone: 765-668-2900 Website

Societies

 * Grant County Historical Society PO Box 1951 Marion, IN 46952 Phone: 765-664-6520
 * Jonesboro Historical Society PO Box 195 Jonesboro, IN 46938-0195
 * Matthews Covered Bridge Historical Society PO Box 153 Matthews, IN 46957-0153
 * Upland Area Historical Society PO Box 577 Upland, IN 46989-0577

Family History Centers

 * Marion Indiana Family History Center

Vital Records
Grant County Health Department (Births prior to October 1907. After that, they are available through Indiana State Department of Health Vital Records) 401 S. Adams St. Marion, IN 46953 Phone: 765-651-2401, ext. 5. Grant County Health Department


 * Grant County Vital Records - Linkpendium
 * Grant County Vital Records - InGenWeb

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast - index $
 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($) - index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives
 * The Allen County Public Library has An Index to the Marriage and Death Notices in the Marion Chronicle, 1867-1882
 * Grant County, Indiana Vital Records, Obituaries, and Cemetery Lists (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Websites

 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Grant County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Grant County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)