Bartholomew County, Indiana Genealogy

United States  Indiana  Bartholomew County

County Courthouse
Bartholomew County Courthouse 440 3rd St; PO Box 924; Columbus, IN 47202-0924 Phone 812.379.1600

County Clerk has marriage, probate, and court records from 1821, Some naturalization, cemetery and military records. County Recorder has land records from 1821. Vital Statistics has birth and death records from 1882

History
History of Bartholomew County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana.(Chicago: Brant &amp; Fuller, 1888.) 977.224 H2h v. 1 &amp; v.2 FHL US/CAN Book     other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Parent County
1821--Bartholomew County was created 8 January 1821 from unorganized territory and Jackson County. County seat: Columbus

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Decatur
 * Jackson
 * Jennings
 * Johnson
 * Shelby

Census

 * Residents of Bartholomew County, Indiana (1821) (Indiana Genealogical Society, members only database)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Bartholomew County, Indiana (1880) (Indiana Genealogical Society, members only database)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Columbus

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Company C, and G
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, K, and L
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, Reorganized Company E
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and G
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and I
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, E, and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, E, and K
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book

"Military History" Chapter 6 in History of Bartholomew County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana.(Chicago: Brant &amp; Fuller, 1888.),( page 431-469, Regiment, Companies)   977.224 H2h v. 1 &amp; v.2 FHL US/CAN Book     INTERNET ARCHIVE

School Records

 * Graduates of Columbus Central High School (1922) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Alumni of Columbus Central High School (1872-1921) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Columbus Central High School (1922) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

Voting Records

 * Voters of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (1839, 1847) (Indiana Genealogical Society, members only database)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Columbus Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Bartholomew County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bartholomew County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Bartholomew County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy