Johnson County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Johnson County

County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse 1st Floor; Franklin, IN 46131 Phone: 317.736.3708 County Health Department has birth, death and burial records 1882. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1830. County Recorder has land records.

Parent County
1822--Johnson County was created 31 December 1822 from unorganized territory. County seat: Franklin

Record Loss
May 1849 and December 1874 -- 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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartholomew
 * Brown
 * Marion
 * Morgan
 * Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Johnson County Cemeteries - USGenWeb

BillionGraves: Has Google map for each cemetery, searchable database, headstone photos.


 * Bargersville Cemetery, Bargersville
 * Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin
 * Hamner Cemetery, Franklin
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood
 * Tucker Cemetery, Franklin
 * Young's Creek Cemetery, Franklin

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Johnson County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Johnson County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Johnson County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Johnson County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by by D. D. Banta, 1888; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Every Name Index to History of Johnson County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Elba L. Branigin, 1913; published by B. F. Bowen, 1913; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Banta, D. D. 1970. History of Johnson County Indiana: from the earliest time to the present with biographical sketches, notes, etc. together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory and the state of Indiana. (Evansville, In: Unigraphic.)  977.2 H2hj FHL US/CAN Book    other libraries   INTERNET ACHIVE  Google books


 * Branigin, Elba L. 1913. History of Johnson County, (Indiana. Indianapolis, In: B.F. Bowen &amp; Co.) other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Johnson County - Linkpendium


 * Johnson County, Indiana Biographical Sketches - USGenWeb

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Johnson Co IN Ancestral Heroes (Military War Heroes) (Source: A: AncestralHeroes.com)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Johnson County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
 * Mexican American War, 1846-1848


 * 1) Mexican American War Veterans


 * Revolutionary War, 1775-1783


 * 1) Revolutionary War Graves


 * World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918


 * 1) Gold Star Honor Roll (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * 2) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Johnson County (Source: Explore Ancestry.com) ($)


 * World War II, 1941-1945


 * 1) Johnson County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Johnson 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 Johnson County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies L, and M
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company F
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and H
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies G, and I
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 114th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, all of Companies A-D
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, D, E, H, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Johnson County And Civil War" Chapter 14 in Branigin, Elba L. 1913. History of Johnson County, (Indiana. Indianapolis, In: B.F. Bowen &amp; Co.), ( page 420-485; diaries and letter written from the front) other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * "Military History" Chapter 9 in Banta, D. D. 1970. History of Johnson County Indiana: from the earliest time to the present with biographical sketches, notes, etc. together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory and the state of Indiana. (Evansville, In: Unigraphic.), (page 726-837; Regiment, Companies; "Roll Of Honor," page 739-743), 977.2 H2hj FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   INTERNET ACHIVE  Google books

School Records

 * Alumni of Franklin High School (1874-1900) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Greenwood High School (1877-1930) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Alva Neal High School (1929) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Franklin High School (1901, 1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers for Morgan County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation
Tax Books and/or Delinquent List 1843 through 1889 are housed at the Johnson County Museum of History in their Genealogy Library.

Vital Records

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


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries
The Johnson County Museum of History has a Genealogy Library in the basement of the building. Johnson county is storing many original records in this library.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * EveryNameIndex.com- Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Johnson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Johnson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)