Warren County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Warren County

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 125 N Monroe Street Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: 765.762.3510 County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1827, probate records from 1829 and court records from 1828. County Recorder has land records from 1827. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.

Parent County
1827--Warren County was created 19 January 1827 from Fountain County. County seat: Williamsport

Record Loss
January 20, 1907 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Fountain
 * Tippecanoe
 * Vermilion County, Illinois
 * Vermillion

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Warren County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Johnsonville

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Warren County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by F. A. Battey &amp; Co., 1883; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972.


 * History of Warren County Linkpendium


 * 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.)

other library Internet Archive

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military
CIVIL WAR

Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and I
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and H
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and G

Civil War Book


 * "Military History" 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 115-137,  ;  other library  Internet Archive

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Warren County (1936) ($, 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.
 * Warren County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Warren County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)