Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Morgan County

Parent County
1821--Morgan County was created 31 December 1821from unorganized territory. County seat: Martinsville

Boundary Changes
March 1876 -- 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

 * Brown
 * Hendricks
 * Johnson
 * Marion
 * Monroe
 * Owen
 * Putnam

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Morgan County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Morgan County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 1884.) 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military Records
Civil War

Civil War service men from Morgan 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 Morgan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies B, and L
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company F
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) page 50-80, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other libraryINTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

World War II

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse PO Box 1556 Martinsville, IN 46151 Phone: 765.342.1025 County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records. Board of Health has birth and death records.

School Records

 * Teachers of Morgan County (1907) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers for Morgan County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archivesfor Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Martinsville Indiana Family History Center
 * Martinsville 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.
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)