Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Floyd County was named for Colonel John Floyd, the distinguished Virginian killed by the Indians on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. It is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 311 W 1st Street New Albany, IN 47150-3501 Phone: 812-948-5413 County Website

Floyd County Health Department 1917 Bono Road New Albany, IN, 47150 Health Officer: Thomas Harris, MD Phone Number: 812-948-4726 Fax: 812-948-2208 Email: [mailto:cbass@floydcounty.in.gov cbass@floydcounty.in.gov] Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce and court records from 1863 and probate records from 1819. 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 Floyd County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1889. Compiled by John M. Gresham & Company. Chicago : Chicago Printing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Floyd County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * African-American Veterans in Floyd County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Floyd 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 Floyd County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, D, and E
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, E, F, G, and K
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

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 ($)
 * Selected Extracts from Newspapers in New Albany (1852) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Floyd 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
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 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

 * New Albany Indiana Family History Center
 * Shawnee Kentucky Family History Center
 * Jeffersonville Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies

 * Floyd County Historical Society P.O. Box 455 509 West Market Street New Albany, IN 47151-0455 Phone: 812-590-2798 or 540-745-3247 Email: [mailto:info@floydhistoricalsociety.org info@floydhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website
 * Southern Indiana Genealogical Society P.O. Box 665 180 West Spring Street New Albany, IN 47150 Email: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Website
 * Their collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.

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.
 * Floyd County INGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Floyd 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.