Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Warrick 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 9 March 1813 from Knox County.
 * County Seat:  Boonville

Description
The county was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county seat is Boonville and the county was organized on April 30, 1813. The County is located in the West Central part 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
Spencer •  Dubois  •  Pike  •  Gibson  •  Vanderburgh  •  Henderson  •  Daviess

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.

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the 1885 History of Warrick County, Indiana by Goodspeed are available free online on My Genealogy Hound

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Warrick County (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Warrick County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Residents of Warrick County (1881) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * County Officials of Warrick County (1813-1884) ($, 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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

War of 1812

 * African American Veterans in Warrick County, Indiana (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Warrick 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 Warrick County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Warrick County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Books


 * Haas, Garland A. 1997. To the mountain of fire and beyond: the Fifty-Third Indiana Regiment from Corinth to glory. (Carmel, Ind: Guild Press of Indiana.) 977.23 M2h FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries


 * "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 92-112)FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Warrick County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Warrick County Courthouse 107 W Locust Street Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812.897.6160

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce, court and probate records from 1813. County Records has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Evansville Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Societies
Warrick County Historical Society PO Box 581 Boonville 47601-0581

Warrick County Museum, INC 217 S. First Street Boonville, IN 47601 Telephone Number: 812-897-3100 E-mail: [mailto:wcmuseum@wowway.biz wcmuseum@wowway.biz] Website

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - 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

Websites

 * Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb, Warrick County
 * INGenWeb, Warrick County
 * , Warrick County
 * Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)