Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Wabash County was named for the Wabash River. The county is located in the north-central part of the state.

County Courthouse
 Wabash County Courthouse 1 W Hill St Wabash, IN 46992 Phone: 219-563-0661 County Website

Wabash County Health Department Memorial Hall 89 W Hill St Wabash, IN 46992 Health Officer: David Roe, MD Phone: 260-563-0661 Fax: 260-563-6082 Email: [mailto:klower@wabashcounty.in.gov klower@wabashcounty.in.gov] Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records from 1835. County Health Department has birth and death records. County Recorder and Museum has burial records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital 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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana (1938) - at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Cemeteries

 * Various Cemeteries in Wabash County at The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library. Scroll down to Wabash County.
 * Indexes of Various Cemeteries at Indiana Genealogical Society

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Wabash County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1835-1920 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1911 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Wabash County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Wabash City Directory for 1904; Skelly & Redfield, Compilers; Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., Printers 1904; Available at: (Internet Archive)

Funeral Homes

 * Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Inc. in Wabash.
 * McDonald Funeral Home in Wabash.
 * McKee Mortuary Inc. in North Manchester.

Land and Property Records

 * Miami Indians who Received Land on Miami Reservation, Grant and Wabash Counties, Indiana (1873) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Wabash County, Indiana. 1971. By Thomas B. Helm, L.H. Newton, and E. Tucker. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; . Reprint of original published: Chicago : J. Morris, 1884.
 * History of Wabash County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1914. Editor: Clarkson W. Weesner. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; . Vol. 1 contains historical material; Vol. 2 contains biographical material.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Wabash 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 Wabash County.


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (41st Regiment), Company F
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L or K
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K, and Reorganized Companies F, K and I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 14th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies I and K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, D and I
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies H and K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, G and H
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies F and G
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, F and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books:
 * Thomas B. Helm, History of Wabash County, (Chicago: J. Morris, 1884). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Weesner, Clarkson W. History of Wabash County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 2008.) Online at: Vol. 1 FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol 2 FamilySearch Digital Library

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries

 * at Family History Library (not online)

Probate Records

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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Fort Wayne Indiana Family History Center
 * Huntington Indiana Family History Center
 * Marion Indiana Family History Center
 * Allen County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Huntington City - Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Marion Public Library/ Indiana History and Genealogy Service - an affiliate library.

Museums
Wabash County Historical Museum 36 East Market Street Wabash, IN 46992 Phone: 260-563-9070 Email: [mailto:info@wabashmuseum.org info@wabashmuseum.org] Website North Manchester Center for History 122 East Main Street North Manchester, Indiana 46962 Phone: 260-982-0672 Email: [mailto:nmhistoryinfo@gmail.com nmhistoryinfo@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Societies
Wabash County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 825 Wabash, IN 46992 Website Wabash County Historical Society P.O. Box 4 Wabash, IN 46992-0004 Phone: 260-563-4443 Facebook North Manchester Historical Society 122 E Main Street North Manchester, IN 46962 Phone: 260-982-0672 Email: [mailto:nmhistory@cinergymetro.net nmhistory@cinergymetro.net] Website

Websites

 * Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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 Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb, Wabash County
 * INGenWeb, Wabash 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.