Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy

''This article is about an east-central county of Indiana. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)''

Guide to Delaware 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 26 January 1827 from Delaware New Purchase (Randolph)
 * County Seat:  Muncie

Description
The county was named for the large tribe of the Delawares. It's county seat is Muncie and was founded 1827. It is located in the East central area of the state.

Neighboring Counties
Grant •  Blackford  •  Jay  •  Randolph  •  Henry  •  Madison

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.

Census Records

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Muncie

Ethnic and Religious Groups
Goodall, Hurley and J. Paul Mitchell. A History of Negroes in Muncie (Delaware County) .- Muncie, Ind.: Ball State University, c1976. - v. 58p. F534.M9 G66

Local Histories

 * Haimbaugh, Frank D. 1924. History of Delaware County, Indiana. (Indianapolis: Historical Pub. Co.)FHL US/CAN Film 934902 Items 2-3 other library


 * Kemper, G. W. H. 1908. A twentieth century history of Delaware County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co.)977.265 D3k v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book  other librariesVol. 1 ; Vol. 2 INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Delaware County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records
Delaware County, Indiana Military Links Records

Revolutionary War

 * Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the Revolutionary War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812

 * Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the War of 1812 ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War

Civil War service men from Delaware 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 Delaware County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and L
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and L
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, D, and K
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, F, and I
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and G
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "The Civil War of 1861" Chaper 12 in Kemper, G. W. H. 1908. A twentieth century history of Delaware County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co.) (page 347-425, Regiment, Companies, Name's), Vol. 1 Vol. 2; 977.265 D3k v. 2 FHL US/CAN Bookother librariesnbsp; INTERNET ARCHIVE

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

School Records

 * Students of Muncie Central High School, Muncie (1955-1957) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse 100 W Main Street Muncie, IN 47305 Phone: 765-747-7726

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1827.

Societies
Delaware County Historical Alliance PO Box 1266 Muncie, IN 47308 Telephone Number: 765-282-1550

Delaware County Historical Society 120 E. Washington St. Muncie, IN 47305-1734 Telephone Number: 765-282-1550

Family History Centers

 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center

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

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992
 * 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

Websites

 * Delaware County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)