Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Montgomery 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 21 December 1822 from Parke and Putnam Counties.
 * County Seat:  Crawfordsville

Description
The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec. The County Seat is Crawfordsville and was founded 1823. It is located in the West Central 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
Tippecanoe •  Clinton  •  Boone  •  Hendricks  •  Putnam  •  Parke  •  Fountain

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.

Bible Records
The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County Corp. has created an online searchable database for several family bibles.

Cemeteries

 * An online searchable database,Crawfordsville District Public Library, contains transcriptions of Montgomery County cemetery tombstones dating from the early 1800s to 1981. It also references the same readings found in the CDPL and DAR cemetery record books
 * Linkpendium
 * Veteran cemetery records are available through the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Montgomery County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records
Records for the Hawcreek Church of God in Montgomery County, 1839-1853, are available through the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Montgomery County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Thompson, Stephen J. History of Montgomery County, Indiana: With Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens. (Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 1978.), FHL US/CAN Film 934916 Items 1-2, Other Libraries, INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * "History of Montgomery County " in Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. 1970. History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic), (second book )977.247 H2b FHL US/CAN Book, Other Libraries, INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * 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


 * History of Montgomery County, Indiana, Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Montgomery County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers, Linkpendium
 * Montgomery County township survey are available through the Crawfordsville District Public Library.
 * Montgomery County township plat maps, 1875-1932, are available through the Crawfordsville District Public Library.

Military Records

 * See Military Records and Histories, Linkpendium


 * Military Index, INGenWeb
 * African American Veterans in Montgomery County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, Reorganized Company B I NGenWeb
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, and M
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Companies G, and H
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, G, H, and I
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, F, H, and I
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, F, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books

 * "The Military History Of The County" Chapter 6 in Thompson, Stephen J. History of Montgomery County, Indiana: With Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens. (Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 1978.), page 87-180,FHL US/CAN Film 934916 Items 1-2, Other Libraries, Ancestry.com$


 * "Montgomery County In The War Of The Rebellion" in "History Of Montgomery County" of Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. 1970. History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic), (second book, page 30-110, Regiment, Companies, Roll of Officers and then Enlisted Men.) 977.247 H2b FHL US/CAN Book, Other Libraries, INTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * The Crawfordsville District Public Library has an online index of local newspaper articles or notices of births, marriages, obituaries and other items of vital records interest. This online index is searchable and covers the period 1834-1899 (partial) and 1900-present.


 * Newspaper Records, Linkpendium

Obituaries
Hundreds of Montgomery County Obituaries are searchable by surname at indianagenweb.com/montgomery/

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

School Records

 * Graduates of Alamo High School (1883-1901) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of New Market High School (1901-1930) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Alumni of Ladoga High School (1882-1914) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Ladoga High School (1915) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Crawfordsville Junior-Senior High School ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse 100 E Main Street Crawfordsville, iN 47933-1715 Phone: 765-364-6400 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1823 and some naturalization records. County Recorder has land records from 1823. Public Library has cemetery records from 1823.

Family History Centers

 * Crawfordsville Indiana Family History Center

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

Societies
Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana c/o Crawfordsville District Public Library 205 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Telephone Number: 765-362-2242 ext. 118 Email: [mailto:Ref@cdpl.lib.in.us ref@cdpl.lib.in.us] Facebook Website

Montgomery County Historical Society 212 S. Water St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Telephone Number: 765-362-3416 Website

Linden-Madison Township Historical Society PO Box 154 Linden, IN 47955-0154 Telephone Number: 765-339-7245

Vital Records

 * The Crawfordsville District Public Library online database leads to images (.pdf) of actual pages for marriage affidavits for period September, 1883 to February, 1905 and marriage records for period December, 1888 to June, 1941. Also, index only (no images) for marriage licenses for period October, 1867 to Jun, 2001.
 * Linkpendium
 * INGenWeb, Montgomery County Marriages
 * INGenWeb, Montgomery County Deaths
 * 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

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