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

Description
The county was named in honor of General Henry Dearborn, at that time secretary of war. The county seat is Lawrenceburg and the county was organized in 1803. The County is located in the South-east part of the state.

County Courthouse
 Dearborn County Courthouse] 215-B High Street Lawrenceburg, In 47025 Phone: 812-537-8867 County Website Dearborn County Courthouse 215-B High Street Lawrenceburg, In 47025 Phone: 812-537-8867

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1826 Divorce, Probate and court records. County Health Officer has birth and death records. County Recorder has land records.

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:

Census Records

 * Index to Agircultural Census for Dearborn County, (1850-1880), Indiana's GoreIndiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Dearborn County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Manufacturing Schedules for Dearborn County (1850-1880), Indiana's Gore)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Dearborn County (1850-1800), Indiana's Gore)
 * Selected Residents of Dearborn County (1806) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Voters of Dearborn County (1809) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
Church of Christ
 * 1819-1842 - Church of Christ, Manchester, Baptism Index 1819-1842 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Lutheran

Dillsboro


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Dillsboro, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kelso


 * 1873-1885 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kelso, Marriage Index 1873-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Manchester


 * 1860-1885 - St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Manchester, Marriage Index 1860-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Presbyterian
 * 1854-1875 - First Presbyterian Church, Aurora, Baptism Index 1854-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Court Records

 * Dearborn County Circuit Court Order Book 1 Index (1826-1827)
 * Dearborn County Circuit Court Order Book 2 Index (1827-1829)
 * Dearborn County Commissioners' Records Abstracts (1826-1852)

Directories

 * Dearborn County Directories (1826-1916)
 * Directory of Businesses in Dearborn County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Selected Residents of Dearborn County (1876) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Land and Property Records

 * Dearborn County Deed Book Indexes (1826-1848)

Local Histories
Local Histories
 * A short history of Dearborn County is located on the Dearborn County website - Dearborn County History.
 * History of Dearborn County included as part of 1875 Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. Lake, Griffing &amp; Stevenson, 1875. Digital Images. Historic Map Works

Online County Histories


 * History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. By F. E. Weakley. 1970. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($); . Index: Every Name Index to History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana.Every Name Index compiled by Cathy O'Connor, 2007; original text by F. E. Weakley, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.
 * History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Archibald Shaw, Editor. 1980. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic. (And reprint of Indianapolis, Ind. : B. F. Bowen, 1915). Online at: Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * 1872 Dearborn and Switzerland Counties, Indiana. E. T. Cox, 1872. Digital Image. Historic Map Works
 * 1875 Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. Lake, Griffing &amp; Stevenson, 1875. Digital Images. Historic Map Works. Note: this website includes on separate tabs images of directories, history and illustrations in this publication as well as maps.
 * 1930c Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. W. W. Hixon &amp; Co., 1930c. Digital Images. Historic Map Works

Military Records
Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War Veterans in Dearborn County

War of 1812
 * War of 1812 Veterans in Dearborn County

Mexican War
 * Mexican War Soldiers from Dearborn County

Civil War Civil War service men from Dearborn 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 Dearborn County.


 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and D
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and Reorganized Companies A, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, I and Reorganized E, and K
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 50th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and Reorganized Company B
 * 68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and K
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, H, and I
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, and K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * Civil War Soldiers from Dearborn County

Civil War Book

'' "Civil War"Chapter 13 in History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties; Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies; Preliminary Chapters on the History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians.'' (Evansville, IN: Whipporwill Publications, 1986.) page 203-225,977.21 H2h 1977 FHL US/CAN Book other library INTERNET ARCHIVE

Spanish-American War
 * Spanish-American War Soldiers from Dearborn County

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalizations (1826-1829)

Newspapers

 * List of Dearborn County newspapers
 * Dearborn County Newspaper Index

Other Records

 * Elected Officials in Dearborn County, Indiana (1803-1915) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of the estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of any dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. While probate records are one of the most accurate sources of genealogical evidence, they have limitations.

The Circuit Court has responsibility for the probate records of Dearborn County.

The following Dearborn County probate records have been indexed and transcribed:


 * The University of Mary Washington has indexed and transcribed probate inventories for Dearborn, Franklin, and Ripley counties.

School Records

 * Dearborn County School Records
 * Faculty and Students of Moores Hill College, Dearborn County, Indiana (1894) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Birth

 * 1882-1889 Dearborn County Births

Marriage

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry $
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1750-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1900 at Indiana's Gore index
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($) and images

Family History Centers

 * Northern Kentucky Family History Center

Libraries
The Lawrenceburg Public Library has a genealogy section and is a FamilySearch affiliate library. The Web site https://www.lpld.lib.in.us/ has an online catalog.

Societies
Dearborn County Historical Society 508 W. High Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1916 Telephone Number: 812-537-4075 E-mail: [mailto:deahistory@embarqmail.com deahistory@embarqmail.com] Website

Carnegie Hall Museum 14687 Main St. Moores Hill, IN 47032-9162 Telephone Number: 812-744-4015 E-mail: [mailto:Staff@TheCarnegieHall.org Staff@TheCarnegieHall.org] Website

Hillforest PO Box 127 Aurora, IN 47001-0127 Telephone Number: 812-926-0087 Fax: 812-926-1075 E-mail: [mailto:hillforest@embarqmail.com hillforest@embarqmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * Dearborn Resources on IndianasGore
 * EveryNameIndex.com  Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.