Union County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Union County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Description
The county seat is Liberty and the county was organized on 1821. The County is located in the East 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:



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.


 * Parent Counties: Formed from Wayne, Franklin and Fayette Counties in 1821
 * County Seat:  Liberty

Neighboring Counties
Wayne •  Fayette  •  Franklin  •  Preble  •  Butler

Parent County
1821--Union County was created 5 January 1821from Wayne, Franklin and Fayette Counties. County seat: Liberty

Record Loss
February 1903 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census Indiana Genealogical Society)

Presbyterian
Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church


 * Members of Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church, Liberty Township (1829-1912) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Presbyterian Church, Brownsville


 * 1830-1851 - Presbyterian Church, Brownsville, Baptism Index 1830-1851 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Union County (1858, 1868) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Selected Residents of Union County (1876) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, vol. 1 Internet Archive


 * History of Union County Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Union 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 Union County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and D
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F and F
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D

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 $

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 26 W Union Street Liberty, IN 47353 Phone: 765.458.6121 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821. County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.

Family History Centers

 * Oxford Ohio Family History Center

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

Societies
Union County Historical Society PO Box 143 Liberty, IN 47353

Whitewater Valley Genealogical Association PO Box 941 Connersville, IN 47331 E-mail: [mailto:wvgenealogy@gmail.com wvgenealogy@gmail.com] 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

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