Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Clinton County was named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the seventh Governor of New York State and architect of the Erie Canal. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Clinton County Courthouse 265 Courthouse Square Frankfort IN 46041 Phone: 765-659-6335 County Website

Clinton County Health Department 400 East Clinton Street Frankfort, IN, 46041 Health Officer: Stephen Tharp, MD Phone Number: 765-659-6385 Fax: 765-659-6387 Email: [mailto:rwann@clintonco.com jfearnow@clinton.com] Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1830, divorce and court records from 1888. 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.

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
 * A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Indiana. 1895. Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book; Hathitrust; Internet Archive.

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1840-1920 (*); Circuit and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1857-1873 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Archer-Weston Funeral Home in Frankfort.
 * Genda Funeral Home in Frankfort.
 * Goodwin Funeral Home in Frankfort.

Local Histories

 * History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1886. Chicago, Illinois : Inter-state. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. By Joseph Claybaugh.  Indianapolis, Ind. : A.W. Bowen & Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; 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 Clinton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Clinton County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, F, and H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C F, and H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, I, K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book:
 * "Slavery, And Indiana In The War Of The Rebellion" and "The Civil War" Chapter 9 in History of Clinton County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens Also a Condensed History of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) page 144-198; 373-393; 977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book other librariesINTERNET 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 ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1831-1921 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Clinton County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Clinton County, Indiana, Will Records, 1830-1904, Bks. 1-4. 1978. By Slevin, Ruth M. UNKNOWN : UNKNOWN. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

School Records

 * Graduates of Kirklin High School (1901-1927) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Kirklin High School (1951) at [http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Frankfort High School (1922) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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 $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Marriage records Book H-7 (1882-1888) InGenWeb

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

 * Crawfordsville Indiana Family History Center
 * Kokomo Indiana Family History Center
 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center
 * Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.
 * Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Sullivan Munce Cultural Center - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Frankfort Community Public Library 208 West Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone: 765-654-8746 Email: [mailto:fcpl@myfcpl.org fcpl@myfcpl.org] Website

Museums
Clinton County Historical Society & Museum 301 E. Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone: 765-659-2030 Fax: 765-654-7773 Email: [mailto:cchsm@geetel.net cchsm@geetel.net] Website

Societies
Clinton County Historical Society & Museum 301 East Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone: 765-659-2030 Email: [mailto:cchsm@geetel.net cchsm@geetel.net] Website Clinton County Genealogical Society Frankfort Community Public Library 208 West Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone 765-654-8746 Email: [mailto:clintoncogensoc@gmail.com clintoncogensoc@gmail.com] Facebook

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.
 * USGen Archive project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb IN Project
 * Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.