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Guide to Jasper 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 for Sgt. William Jasper, a famous scout for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It's county seat is Rensselaer and was founded February 7, 1835. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse 115 W Washington Rensselaer, IN 47978 Ph. 219.866.4927 Jasper County Courthouse 115 W Washington Rensselaer, IN 47978 Phone 219-866-4927 County Health Dept has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1865, probate and court records from 1864.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,073,c,jasper.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * list of Jasper County Cemeteries - INGenWeb
 * Obituaries-1997 to 2010 - INGenWeb
 * Veterans buried in Jasper County, Indiana - Lanewood
 * Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, White County Area Deaths - 2002-2004 Lanewood
 * Weston Cemetery Records - Lanewood

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Early Settlers of Jasper County Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

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

Local Histories
Local Histories
 * Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 2008. Chicago: F.A. Battey Co. Reprint. Originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Other Libraries
 * 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., 1973. EveryNameIndex.com
 * Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press. ; Online at: Vol.1 - Google Books; Vol.2 - Google Books; Other Libraries

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Jasper County, Indiana historical maps Historic Map Works

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Jasper 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 Jasper County.


 * 4th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Company G
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and K
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History of Jasper Counity" in F.A. Battey 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 485-507,  FamilySearch Digital Library, other libraryInternet Archive

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

Other Records
Organizations
 * Early Fraternal Organizations and Their Members, Remington Indiana Genealogical Society)

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Voting Records

 * 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.
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Probate Records

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $
 * 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 - ($) and images

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

Websites

 * Linkpendium links for the county
 * 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.
 * – 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.