Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 4 January 1844 from Dearborn
 * County Seat:  Rising Sun

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.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Dearborn •  Ripley  •  Switzerland  •  Boone

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters 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) (free, Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Ohio County (1850-1880) (free, Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Manufacturing Schedules for Ohio County (1850-1880) (free, Indiana's Gore $ Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Ohio County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

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

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

Land and Property

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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana

War of 1812

 * Civil War Soldiers of Ohio County (free, Indiana's Gore)
 * African American Veterans in Ohio County (1890) ($, 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 — index and images

Newspapers

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

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

County Courthouse
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.

Family History Centers

 * Northern Kentucky Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

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

Taxation

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

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives
 * Ohio County Deaths 1882-1910 - Indiana's Gore
 * Rising Sun Deaths 1882-1910 - Indiana's Gore

Websites

 * Ohio County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * INGenWeb, Ohio County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb, Ohio County.
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 * Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ohio County resources on Indiana's Gore