Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Gibson County was named for John Gibson. It is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gibson County Courthouse 101 N Main Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-386-8401 County Website

Gibson County Health Department 203 South Prince Street, Ste A Princeton, IN, 47670 Health Officer: Bruce Brink Jr, DO Phone Number: 812-385-3831 Fax: 812-386-8027 Email: dhornby@gibsoncounty-in.gov Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1813, divorce, probate and court records from 1820. 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

 * 1862 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Gibson and Posey Indiana Counties: Alcorn Family Bible at USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Cemeteries

 * Index of Shiloh Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Gibson County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Census for Gibson County (1850-1940) at INGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic St. Bernard Catholic Parish


 * 1877-1885 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Baptism Index 1877-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1878-1895 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Marriage Index 1878-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Court Records

 * 1813-1839 (*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1813-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1813-1919 (*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1813-1922 (*); Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * 1870 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * African American Veterans in Gibson County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City and Princeton.
 * Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City.
 * Morris Family Services in Owensville.
 * Stodghill Funeral Home in Fort Branch.
 * Wade Funeral Home Inc. in Haubstadt.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Index to Documents Proving Land Titles for Gibson County - INGenWeb
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1978. By James T. Tartt. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; .  Digital reproduction of original, published 1884, Edwardsville, Ill. : Jas. T. Tartt & Co.
 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1980. By Elia W. Peattie. Owensboro, Kentucky : Cook & McDowell Publications. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.
 * History of Gibson County, Indiana. 1914. By Gil R. Stormont. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Gibson County Townships - INGenWeb
 * 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
 * African American Veterans in Gibson County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Gibson 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 Gibson County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D
 * 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, E. and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books:


 * "The War For The Union" in "Patrictish" Chapter 11 of Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana : with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.Re-Printed. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) 977.235 H2ga. FS Library US/CAN Book ; Other Libraries


 * "Civil War" in "Military History of Gibson County" Chapter 15 of Stormont, Gil R. 1914. History of Gibson County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen.) Online at:FamilySearch Digital Book; FS Library US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1 ; Internet Archive


 * Gibson County in the civil war; an address by Col. Gil. R. Stormont, at the dedication of the Gibson County soldiers monument at Princeton, Indiana, on Nov. 12, 1913 [i.e. 1912] History of other monuments in Gibson County. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book; Internet Archive.

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 ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1813-1834 (*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1813-1922 (*); Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1813-1922 (*); Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1813-1926 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1830-1944 (*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1918 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Gibson County (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

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 ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 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

 * Evansville Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Vincennes Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Pike County Library - an affiliate library.
 * Willard Indiana Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Princeton Public Library 124 S Hart Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-385-4464 Email: [mailto:genealogy@princetonpl.lib.in.us genealogy@princetonpl.lib.in.us] Website

Societies
Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation 953 N County Road, 500 W PO Box 1193 Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-385-2534 Email: [mailto:chairman@lylesstation.org chairman@lylesstation.org] Website

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.
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy & History (Genealogy Trails website)
 * Gibson 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.