Scott County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse 1 E McClain Ave Scottsburg, IN 47170-1848 Phone: 812.752.8420 County Health Department has birth and death records Health Department has birth and death records County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1820; County Recorder has land records

Parent County
1820--Scott County was created 12 January 1820 from Clark, Jefferson and Jennings Counties. County seat: Scottsburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Jackson
 * Jefferson
 * Jennings
 * Washington

Census

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

Church

 * Some Churches of Scott County - InGenWeb

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Scott County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Scott 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 Scott County.


 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

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.
 * Scott County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Scott County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)