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

Description
The county was named for the Ohio River. The County Seat is Rising Sun and was founded 1844. It is located in the South East area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Ohio County Courthouse] 413 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone 812.438.2610 Website County Website Ohio County Courthouse 413 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone 812.438.2610 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records from 1844.

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:

Cemeteries

 * Rising Sun Sexton's Records, 1858-1940 contains burials in Union Cemetery and Cedar Hedge Cemetery.
 * German Cemetery (Rising Sun) Sexton's Records, 1873-1920

Census Records

 * Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County(1850-1880), Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Ohio County (1850-1880), Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Manufacturing Schedules for Ohio County (1850-1880), Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Ohio County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * Ohio County Directories (1846-1916), Indiana's Gore)
 * Directory of Businesses in Ohio County (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Land and Property Records

 * Ohio County Deed Book Indexes (1844-1853), Indiana's Gore)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, IndianaEvery Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by F. E. Weakley Co.,Publishers, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.EveryNameIndex.com
 * Weakley, Harraman Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman Co, 2008.) other library HathiTrust Digital Library

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana

Military Records
War of 1812
 * Civil War Soldiers of Ohio County, Indiana's Gore)
 * African American Veterans in Ohio County (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Ohio 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 Ohio County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized C
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

Article on the Civil War


 * West, J. (1924). Morgan’s Raid. Indiana Magazine of History. Retrieved from here. Article PDF

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Rising Sun Newspaper Index (1833-1860), Indiana's Gore)
 * List of Ohio County Newspapers

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

Tax Records

 * Delinquent Tax Lists (1848-1858), Indiana's Gore)

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1750-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($) and images
 * Ohio County Deaths 1882-1910 - Indiana's Gore
 * Rising Sun Deaths 1882-1910 - Indiana's Gore

Family History Centers

 * Northern Kentucky Family History Center

Societies
Ohio County Historical Society 212 South Walnut Rising Sun 47040 Telephone Number: 812- 438-4915 Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * Every Name Index.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * Ohio County Resources on IndianasGore
 * INGenWeb, Ohio County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb, Ohio County.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.