Wayne County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 27 November 1810 from Clark and Dearborn Counties.
 * County seat:Richmond

Description


The county was named for Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who was an officer during the Revolutionary War. Wayne is mainly remembered for his service in the 1790s in the Northwest Indian War, which included many actions in Indiana and Ohio. The county seat is Richmond and the county was organized on 1811. The County is located in the East Central part of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Randolph •  Henry  •  Fayette  •  Union  •  Preble • (Ohio) Darke (Ohio)

The county is named after Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796).

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Biographies

 * Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence Linkpendium

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Wayne County Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Early Settlers of Wayne County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Wayne County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Lutheran

 * Records of St. John Lutheran Church, Richmond, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Directory of Selected Residents of Wayne County (1876) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White), 1802-1877. History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time: with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches. 2007 977.263 H2y FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries


 * History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Indiana and the Northwest Territory: Embracing Accounts of the Pre-Historic Races, Aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2004.), Vol. 1 Google Books, Vol. 2 Google Books,


 * Fox, Henry Clay. Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Wayne County. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2004.),, Google Books, Hathi Trust


 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b V. 1 and 977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Vol. 1 Internet Archive, Vol. 2 Internet Archive

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Wayne 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 Wayne County.


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and F
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company B
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies E, and H
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, H, I, and Reorganized Companies C, and D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and I
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and I
 * 69th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and D
 * 78th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (60 days, 1862), Company F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and I
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 106th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, D, F, G, and I
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, H, and K
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and I
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company E, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops


 * Directory and soldiers' register of Wayne County, Indiana
 * Civil War Directory and soldiers' register of Wayne County, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE
 * African American Veterans in Wayne County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War Books


 * "War History" in Young, Andrew W. (Andrew White), 1802-1877. History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time: with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches. 2007, (126-137 no Regiment or Companies) 977.263 H2y FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries,


 * "Military Matters" Chapter 14 in Fox, Henry Clay. Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Wayne County. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2004.), (page 215-230, no Regiment or Companies),, Google Books, Hathi Trust

Pension Records


 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Internet Archive

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 ancestry. com $

World War II

 * World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps Access Genealogy

Obituaries

 * Wayne County, Indiana Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Wayne County area.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records

 * Teachers of Wayne County, Indiana (1940) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Alumni of Hagerstown High School (1881-1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Hagerstown High School (1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Hagerstown High School (1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse 301 E Main Richmond, IN 47374 Phone: 765.973.9220 County Clerk has marriage records from 1810, divorce and court records from 1873 and probate records from 1818. City-County Health Officer has birth, death and burial records.

Family History Centers

 * Richmond Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Museums

 * Wayne County Historical Museum 1150 North A Street Richmond, IN 47374 Phone: 765-962-5756 Email: [mailto:office@waynecountyhistoricalmuseum.org office@waynecountyhistoricalmuseum.org] Website

Societies

 * Wayne County Genealogical Society PO Box 2599 Richmond, IN 47375-2599 E-mail: [mailto:wcgs2599@yahoo.com wcgs2599@yahoo.com] Website

School Records

 * Students of Morton High School, Richmond (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society) Teachers of Morton High School, Richmond (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb, Wayne County
 * INGenWeb, Wayne County
 * , Wayne County
 * Wayne County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)