Jay County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1835--Jay County was created 7 February 1835 from Randolph and Delaware Counties. County seat: Portland

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Blackford
 * Darke County, Ohio
 * Delaware
 * Mercer County, Ohio
 * Randolph
 * Wells

Cemeteries
Readings of all of the cemeteries in Jay County can be found on the ACPL Genealogy Center's website.

Local Histories

 * Montgomery, M.W., History of Jay County, Indiana, (Chicago, Illinois : Church, Goodman &amp; Cushing, 1864)  977.267 H2m FHL US/CAN Book   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Jay 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 Jay County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies E, and K
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies E, and I
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * 40th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F (page 281, in "Jay County And The War")

Civil War Books


 * "Jay County And The War" Chapter 17 in Montgomery, M.W., History of Jay County, Indiana, (Chicago, Illinois : Church, Goodman &amp; Cushing, 1864), (page 220-288, Regiment, Companies, Name's),  977.267 H2m FHL US/CAN Book   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Jay County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jay County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)