Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Crawford County was named for William H. Crawford, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1818. Others say it was named for Col. William Crawford, who fought in the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War, and who was burned and scalped by Indians in 1782 in what in now Wyandot County, Ohio. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Crawford County Courthouse 316 S Court English, IN 47118-0375 Phone: 812-338-2565 County Website

Crawford County Health Department 306 Oak Hill Circle English, IN, 47118 Health Officer: Devi Pierce, MD Phone Number: 812-338-2302 Fax: 812-338-2301 Email: dshelton@crawfordcountyin.com Health Department

County Clerk has marriage records from 1818, divorce, probate and court records from 1860. County Health Department has birth and death records. County Recorder has land records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Bible Records

 * Crawford County Indiana Bible Record at USGenWeb Archives
 * The Knight Family Bible at INGenWeb
 * William or Lydia Armstrong Bible at USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Census Records (1820, 1830, 1840) at RootsWeb
 * Early Residents of Crawford County (1820) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * [http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#crawford Index to Mortality Schedule (1860), at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1818-1920 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1833-1884 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1870 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Funeral Homes

 * Brown Funeral Home in Milltown.
 * Denbo Funeral Home and Dillman Green Funeral Home in Marengo.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Index to Landowners in Crawford County (1818-1834) at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1969, 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. 1969, 1972. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library (1972), Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Reprint. Originally published: Chicago [Illinois]: Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
 * A History of Crawford County, Indiana. 1926. By Hazen Hays Pleasant. Greenfield, Indiana: W. Mitchell Print. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive,  Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Crawford County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Crawford 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 Crawford County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and K
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H (A-K see "Civil War Military Records" below)
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Civil War Military Records - INGenWeb
 * Military Persons (Who served from Crawford Co., IN or are buried in the county.) INGenWeb

Civil War Books:
 * "Civil War" Chapter 14 in Pleasant, Hazen Hayes. 1926. A history of Crawford County, Indiana. (Greenfield, Ind: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co.), (page 229-306, Regiment, Companies, Names, history of Knight of Golden Circle), FamilySearch Digital Book; 977.228 H2p FS Library US/CAN Book; Ancestry; Other Libraries

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Selected Extracts from Newspapers in English (1900) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Obituaries

 * Southern IN & IL Obituary Database from Browning Genealogy. Obituaries compiled by Browning Family Foundation at Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana which includes Crawford County.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1818-1900 Crawford County, Indiana Will Records, Books 1-2, 1818-1900. By Slevin, Ruth M. Kokomo, Indiana : Selby Publishing and Printing. 1987. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1818-1946 (*); Circuit Court and Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1818-1973 Index to Will Records (1818-1973) at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * 1839 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1839-1920 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1875 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Crawford County Indiana Will Records : Books 1-2. By Slevin, Ruth M. n.p. : n.p. 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - INGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast$
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Brandenburg Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Crawford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Jasper Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Crawford County Public Library 203 S Indiana Avenue PO Box 159 English, IN 47118 Phone: 812-338-2606 Website

Societies
Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society 310 Oak Hill Circle PO Box 162 English, IN 47118 Leavenworth, IN 47137 Email: [mailto:billgpiper@hotmail.com billgpiper@hotmail.com] Website Southern Indiana Genealogical Society 180 West Spring Street PO Box 665 New Albany, IN 47150 Email: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Website
 * The Society's collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.