Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Sullivan County

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

Populated Places
1818 -- Vigo County formed from northern part of Sullivan County.

Boundary Changes
1821 -- Greene County formed from eastern part of Sullivan County.

Parent County
1816--Sullivan County was created 30 December 1816 from Knox County.County seat: Sullivan

Neighboring Counties

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Vigo (north)·Clay (northeast)·Greene (east)·Knox (south)·Crawford (west)·Clark (southeast)

Record Loss
February 1850 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Sullivan County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Farmers of Sullivan County, Indiana (1896) (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 other library

Military Records
War of 1812

Mexican War


 * 2nd Regiment, Company H

Civil War

Civil War service men from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies D, K, and L
 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, G, and K
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books


 * Booth, Louise. Waiting for the Moment. (Villa Park, Calif: D.R. Booth Associates, 1983.) 977.241 H2b copy 2 FHL US/CAN Book other library


 * "County Military History" Chapter 8 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 572-587,Regiment, Companies, Name's),977.242 H2hi FHL US/CANother library

World War I

World War II

Newspapers

 * Index to Obituaries for Sullivan County (1870-1905) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Public Records

 * Index to Will Books for Sullivan County (1850-1940) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square #304 Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812.268.4657

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850.

Family History Centers

 * Linton Indiana Family History Center

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

Libraries
Sullivan County Public Library

Donna K. Adams - Genealogist

Genealogy/Local History Dept.

100 S. Crowder St.

Sullivan, Indiana 47882

www.sullivan.lib.in.us

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archivesfor Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
 * 1901-1906 - Sullivan County Birth Index 1901-1906 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * Index to Coroner's Inquest Records (1916-1917) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Sullivan County, Indiana Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sullivan County Public Library - www.sullivan.lib.in.us
 * Sullivan County Historical Society - www.sullivancountyin.com
 * Sullivan County Historical Society - www.sullivancountyin.com