Greene County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Greene County

Guide to Greene County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed January 5, 1821 from Sullivan county and unorganized territory
 * County Seat:  Bloomfield

Neighboring Counties
Sullivan • Clay • Owen • Monroe • Lawrence • Martin • Daviess • Knox



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
For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

Census Records

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Linton

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN   (History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884);   other library


 * "The History of Greene County Indiana 1884"

Maps

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

Military Records

 * African American Veterans in Greene County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Greene 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 Greene County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company I
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company H
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companied A, D, and E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compank K
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, G, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company A
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, G, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Military History of Greence County" Chaper 8, 9, 10, in Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884. ( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) (page 115-181, Regiment, Companies, Names), 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN   (History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884);   other lirary

Occupations

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Jasonville, Greene County, Indiana (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Repositories
See also a List of Indiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Courthouse
Green County Courthouse PO Box 229; Bloomfield, IN 47424; Phone: 812.384.8532

County Clerk has marriage, divorce and court records from 821 probate records from 1823 and naturalization records 1854-1906. County Recorder has land records from 1824, military records and some cemetery records. County Health Department has. birth records from 1885 and death records from 1893.

Family History Centers

 * Linton Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the Family History Center directory.

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$
 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death 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, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * Greene County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Greene County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greene County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)