Parke County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Parke County

County Courthouse
Parke County Courthouse 116 W High Street #204 Rockville, IN 47872 Phone: 765.569.5132

County Health Department has birth records from 1902 and death records from 1882; County Auditor has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1833; County Recorder has land records from 1833

Parent County
1821--Parke County was created 9 January 1821 from Vigo County and unorganized territory. County seat: Rockville

Record Loss
October 1833 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Fountain
 * Montgomery
 * Putnam
 * Vermillion
 * Vigo

Census

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Parke County (1858, 1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Portrait and biographical record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. (1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros.)   other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Beckwith, H. W., J. H. Beadle, and S. B. Gookins. 1880. History of Vigo and Parke Counties together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence and other authentic though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources. (Chicago: H.H. Hill &amp; N. Iddings.)  other libraries  Family History Archives

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Pike 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 Pike County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies E, H, and K
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 78th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (60 days, 1862), Companies C, and D
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and B
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company B
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Obituaries

 * Parke County obituaries (1853-2006) are available by mail from the Rockville Public Library. An index to the obituaries is available online at Parke County Obituaries.

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