Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy


 * This article is about a southeastern county of Indiana. For other uses, see Ohio (disambiguation).

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County Courthouse
Ohio County Courthouse 413 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone 812.438.2610 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records from 1844.

Parent County
1844--Ohio County was created 4 January 1844 from Dearborn County. County seat:  Rising Sun

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone County, Kentucky
 * Dearborn
 * Ripley
 * Switzerland

Census

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Ohio County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Ohio County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by F. E. Weakley &amp; Co., Publishers, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co, 2008.) other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military

 * Civil War Soldiers of Ohio County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African American Veterans in Ohio County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Ohio 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 Ohio County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized C
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

article on the Civil War


 * West, J. Eberle, "Morgan's Raid",(Indiana Magazine of History 20, no. 1 (March 1924): 92-96.) 1863,Belmont County, Ohio (St. Clairesville)   Abstract and Bibliographic Information   article PDF

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.
 * Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)