Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Fountain County was named for James Fontaine (1757-1790), an officer who served in American Revolutionary War and the Northern Indian War. It is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Fountain County Courthouse 301 4th St; PO Box 183 Covington, IN 47932 Phone: 765-793-2192 County Website

Fountain-Warren County Health Department 113 West Sycamore St Attica, IN, 47918 Health Officer: Sean Sharma, MD Phone Number: 877-339-9567 Fax: 765-762-6520 Email: [mailto:fwhealthdept@gmail.com fwhealthdept@gmail.com] Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records from 1885. County Clerk has marriage records from 1827, divorce, probate and court records from 1830. County Recorder has land records from 1828. Health Department has birth records and death 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

 * Directory of Businesses in Fountain County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Cemeteries

 * Mt. Hope Cemetery, Fountain County, Covington, Indiana (1980) - book digitized at the Internet Archive

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Fountain County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Local Histories

 * History of Fountain County. 1970. By H.W. Beckwith, P.S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; . Some versions listed are reprints, some are of the original, published 1881 by Chicago : H. H. Hill and N. Iddings.
 * Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1913. Ed. Thomas A. Clifton. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen. Online at: Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana. 1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

War of 1812 Moyer, Edward,Fountain County, Indiana Military (Veedersburg, Indiana: Fountain County Genealogy Society, c2009-2009 2 Volumes FHL Books 977.247Me

Mexican War, 1846-1848
 * Residents of Fountain County Who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Fountain 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 Fountain County


 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized B
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, I, and Reorganized G, H, and I
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and Reorganized K
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and H
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies C, and D
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, G, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books: World War I
 * Salts, Walter. 1980. Fountain County, Indiana, draft call of 1864. (Indiana?: W. Salts?.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book; FHL US/CAN Book


 * 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

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

Probate Records

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Fountain County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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

Death

 * 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
Danville Illinois Family History Center 1949 N Bowman Ave Danville, IL 61832-2038 217-446-5887 E-mail: [mailto:IL_Danville@familyhistorymail.org IL_Danville@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Societies

 * Fountain County Genealogical Society PO Box 273 405 North Mill Street Veedersburg, IN 47987-0273 Phone: 765-294-4954 or (toll free) 877-760-6058 E-mail: [mailto:focogensoc@netscape.net focogensoc@netscape.net] Website See also Website

The Fountain County Art Council Historical Committee was recently organized because the Fountain County Historical Society had became inactive. Feb. 20, 2020
 * Fountain County Art Council Historical Committee Facebook

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * 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. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * InGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.