Pike County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Pike County was named in honor of General Z. M. Pike, who fell at the capture of York, April 27th, 1813. It is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Pike County Courthouse 801 Main Street Petersburg, IN 47567 Phone: 812-354-6025 County Website

Pike County Health Department 907 Walnut St Petersburg, IN, 47567 Health Officer: Nathanial Grow, MD Phone Number: 812-354-8797 Fax: 812-354-2532 Email: agladish@pikeco.org Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, divorce and court records from 1817 and probate records from early 1800s. County health Department has birth and death records. County Recorder has land records. 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
 * McClellan, Ruth Miley. Our people of Pike County, Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1878. 268 pages +16 p Index. LOC: F532.P6 M32, Dewey Decimal: 977.2/36 (biographies)

Cemeteries

 * Woodhull, Joan. Pike County, Indiana cemetery records; v. 01. Cook-McDowell Publications, Owensborc, KY, 1980. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 1; FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol 2

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Pike County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)


 * Population Schedules, Petersburg, Indiana, 1933. National Archives NAID 68887659

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1817-1866 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1817-1897 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1873 (*); Recorder at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1875 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1859 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Harris & Sons Funeral Home in Petersburg.

Local Histories

 * History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. 1885. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive. Index: Every Name Index, by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2015.


 * Anderson, Forrest R. 1942.Historical notes on Dubois & Pike Counties, Indiana. (Ireland, Ind: [s.n.].) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry.com $
 * McClellan, Ruth Miley. Pike County History: Bicentennial Edition 1776-1976. Petersburg, Ind: Pike County Historical Society; Evansville, Ind: Printed by Unigraphic, Inc., 1976.
 * Petersburg Womans Club. A History of Pike County, Ind. Petersburg, IN:typescript, 80 leaves. Copy at Barrett Memorial Library, Petersburg, Indiana. Microfilm at FHL Collection
 * Pike County Historical Society. Pike County, Indiana History and Families, 1816-1987. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Pub. Co., c1987, 236 p. FHL Collection

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Southwest Indiana Townships by County Shows townships in 17 Southwest Indiana Counties.


 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * 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
 * African American Veterans in Pike County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and F
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books:
 * Military History Chapter 5 in History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive

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 ($)

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1817-1902 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1817-1902 Pike County, Indiana Record of Wills, 1817-1902 (Bks. 1-3). By Slevin, Ruth M. (S.L.): R. Slevin, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1817-1902 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1817-1920 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1817-1967 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1827 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1831-1850 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1831-1920 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1841-1919 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1956 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Early Schools of Pike County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers for Pike County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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, Compiled 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

 * Evansville Indiana Family History Center
 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center
 * Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Knox County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pike County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Pike County Public Library 1008 Maple St Petersburg, IN 47567 Phone: 812-354-6257 Email: [mailto:p.clerks@pikeco.lib.in.us p.clerks@pikeco.lib.in.us] Website

Societies
Pike County Historical Society P.O. Box 216 1104 Main Street Petersburg, IN 47567 Phone: 812-354-1034 Facebook Pike County Indiana Genealogy Society Inc. P.O. Box 83 1008 East Maple St. Petersburg, IN 47567-1736 Email: [mailto:PikeCountyGenealogySociety@hotmail.com PikeCountyGenealogySociety@hotmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Pike County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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 Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * INGenWeb, Pike County
 * USGenWeb Archives, Pike 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.