LaGrange County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to LaGrange 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 from unorganized territory (Allen/Elkhart) in 1832
 * County Seat: La Grange

Description
The county was named in respect to the residence of General La Fayette, in France. The County Seat is LaGrange and was founded 1832. It is located in the Northeast area 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
Elkhart •  Noble  •  DeKalb  •  Steuben  •  Branch  •  St. Joseph

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.

Census Records

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

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * 1882 History of LaGrange County, Indiana: from the original History of LaGrange and Noble county. 1979. Knightstown, IN: The Bookmark. Online at: ; Internet Archive; Other Libraries

Land and Property

 * Newbury Township land patent map

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from LaGrange County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from La Grange County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, C, I, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 88th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F

Civil War Books


 * The Call to Arms Chapter 4 in 1882 History of LaGrange County, Indiana: from the original History of LaGrange and Noble county. 1979. Knightstown, IN: The Bookmark. Pages 84-110 (Regiment, Companies). Online at: ; Internet Archive; Other Libraries

Civil War Databases 


 * Residents of LaGrange County Who Died in the Civil War - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

World War I

 * 1919  at FamilySearch — index and images

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for LaGrange County (1936) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Courthouse
LaGrange County Courthouse 105 N Detroit Street LaGrange, IN 46761-1853 Phone: 219-463-6371 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1832. County Recorder has land records from 1832.

Family History Centers

 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch

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

 * INGenWeb May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * LaGrange County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * , LaGrange County
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook