Orange County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Orange County

Parent County
1815--Orange County was created 26 December 1815 from Washington, Knox and Gibson Counties. County seat: Paoli


 * Crawford
 * Dubois
 * Lawrence
 * Martin
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Orange County - Linkpendium


 * Look under Cemeteries for Orange County - USGenWeb

Local Histories

 * History of Washington County Indiana: A Re-Production of the Original "History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties" 1884. (Salem, Ind: Washington County Historical Society, 1999.) 977.226 H2Lc FHL   other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Orange County - Linkpendium


 * Historical Articles of Orange County - INGenWeb

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Look under Military Information - USGenWeb

Civil War

Civil War service men from Orange 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 Orange County.


 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies E, and F
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and G
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Comapny C
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, G, and H
 * 112th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, E, F, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History Of Oragge County" Chapter 7 in History of Washington County Indiana: A Re-Production of the Original "History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties" 1884. (Salem, Ind: Washington County Historical Society, 1999.), (page 508-529, Regiment, Companies), 977.226 H2Lc FHL   other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Vital Records

 * Look under Vital Records for Orange County - USGenWeb

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Orange County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Orange County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)