Spencer County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Spencer County Courthouse 200 Main Street Rockport, IN 47635-1478 Phone: 812.649.6027

County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1830; Cemetery trustees have burial records; County Clerk has marriage records from 1818, divorce and court records1883, probate records from 1848 and naturalization records 1852-1929; County Recorder has land records

Parent County
1818--Spencer County was created 10 January 1818 from Warrick and Perry Counties. County seat: Rockport

Record Loss
September 1833 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Daviess County, Kentucky
 * Dubois
 * Hancock County, Kentucky
 * Perry
 * Warrick

Census

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

Local Histories

 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4    other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military

 * African American Veterans in Spencer County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Spencer 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 Spencer County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and H
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compamy E
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company G
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" Chapter 7 in History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 373-418, Regiment, Company), FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4    other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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