Benton County, Indiana Genealogy

United States  Indiana  Benton County

County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse 706 E 5th Ste #12 Fowler, IN 47944-1556 Phone. 765.884.0320

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage reocrds from 1841, divorce and court records from 1800’s, probate records from 1852 and naturalization records; County Recorder has land and military records County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882

History

 * History of Benton County, Indiana - INGenWeb

Parent County
1840--Benton County was created 18 February 1840 from Jasper County. County seat: Fowler 

Neighboring Counties

 * Iroquois County, Illinois
 * Jasper
 * Newton
 * Tippecanoe
 * Vermilion County, Illinois
 * Warren
 * White

Census

 * Benton County, Indiana: Census Records and Indexes - Linkpendium
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Benton County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * F.A. Battey &amp; Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.)   Family History Archives   other library  Internet Archive


 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988   other library   vol.1  Google books   vol.2   Google books


 * History of Benton County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium


 * Map of Benton County Townships - INGenWeb

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Benton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Benton County.


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Comang G
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, H, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History of Benton County" in F.A. Battey &amp; Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.) page 252-271,     Family History Archives   other library  Internet Archive

School Records

 * School Enumeration of Parish Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana (1853) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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.
 * Benton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Benton County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Benton County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy