Fayette County, Indiana Genealogy

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



Description
Fayette County is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834). It is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse 401 N Central Ave; PO Box 607 Connersville, IN 47331-0607 Phone: 765-825-1813 County Website

Fayette County Health Department 401 N. Central Ave. (Lower Level) Connersville, IN, 47331 Health Officer: Wayne White, MD Phone Number: 765-825-4013 Fax: 765-825-7189 Email: [mailto:health@co.Fayette.in.us health@co.Fayette.in.us] Health Department

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate, divorce and court records from 1819 and naturalization records from 1924. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Fayette County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1819-1867 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1819-1891 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1819-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1891-1915 (*); Coroner and Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Fayette County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Funeral Homes

 * Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home in Connersville.
 * Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home in Connersville.
 * Urban Winkler Funeral Home in Connersville.

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1899. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 -FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Fayette County, Indiana. 1917. By Frederic Irving Barrows. Indianapolis, Ind. B.F. Bowen.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); .  Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007.
 * History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships. 1885. Chicago, Illinois : Warner, Beers & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Fayette 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 Fayette County


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery,
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized I, and K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, and Reorganized Company A
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 104th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and L
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book:
 * Barrows, Frederick Irving, Chapter 10, "Military Annals," History of Fayette County, Indiana(Indianapolis, Ind. B.F. Bowen),page 301-323. Online at: FamilySearch Digital;Internet Archive
 * Every Name Index to History of Fayette County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Frederic Irving Barrows, Editor-in-Chief, 1917; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1973.  EveryNameIndex.com

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1819-1905 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1819-1921 (*); Indiana. Probate Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1819-1923 (*); Indiana. Probate Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1819-1939 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1829-1882 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1935 (*); Indiana. Probate Court (Fayette County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Fayette County, Indiana Will Records, 1819-1895, and some Early Intestate Records Appended. 1970. By Slevin, Ruth M. Unknown : Unknown. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

School Records

 * Students of Bentonville, Fayette County (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Teachers of Bentonville, Fayette County (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers of Fayette County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992 -    at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast$
 * 1802-1892 - Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 -  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, (Free collection)
 * 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 ($)

Family History Centers

 * Batesville Indiana Family History Center
 * Richmond Indiana Family History Center
 * Franklin County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Union County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Museums
Historic Connersville History Museum 200 West 5th Street P.O. Box 197 Connersille, IN 47331 Phone: 765-825-1281 Facebook

Societies
Historic Connersville, Inc. 200 West Fifth Street Connersville, IN 47331 Phone: 765-825-0946 Facebook Website Whitewater Valley Genealogical Association P.O. Box 941 Connersville, IN 47331 Email: [mailto:wvgenealogy@gmail.com wvgenealogy@gmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * 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. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * InGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fayette County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Fayette County, Indiana (Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * – 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.