Dearborn County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Dearborn County was named in honor of General Henry Dearborn, at that time Secretary of War. The county is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Dearborn County Courthouse 215-B High Street Lawrenceburg, In 47025 Phone: 812-537-8867 County Website

Dearborn County Health Department 165 Mary St Lawrenceburg, IN, 47025 Health Officer: Stephen Eliason, MD Phone Number: (812) 537-8756 Fax: 812-537-3450 Email: mcalhoun@dearborncounty.in.gov Health Department

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1826, Divorce, Probate and court records. County Health Officer has birth and death records. County Recorder has land records. 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

 * Agricultural Census Records for Dearborn County, (1850-1880) Indiana's Gore
 * Index to Agricultural Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1850-1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Dearborn County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Manufacturing Schedules for Dearborn County (1850-1880) at Indiana's Gore
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Dearborn County (1850-1800) at Indiana's Gore
 * Selected Residents of Dearborn County (1806) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Voters of Dearborn County (1809) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes Church of Christ
 * FamilySearch Places
 * 1819-1842 - Church of Christ, Manchester, Baptism Index 1819-1842 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Lutheran Dillsboro
 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Dillsboro, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in the America database at Archives.com($)

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kelso
 * 1873-1885 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kelso, Marriage Index 1873-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Manchester


 * 1860-1885 - St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Manchester, Marriage Index 1860-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Presbyterian
 * 1854-1875 - First Presbyterian Church, Aurora, Baptism Index 1854-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Court Records

 * 1824-1829 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1826-1827 Dearborn County Circuit Court Order Book 1 Index at Indiana's Gore – Genealogy Resources
 * 1826-1905 Dearborn County Commissioners' Records Abstracts. Circuit and Common Pleas Court Records at Indiana's Gore – Genealogy Resources
 * 1827-1829 Dearborn County Circuit Court Order Book 2 Index at Indiana's Gore – Genealogy Resources
 * 1887-1937 (*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * Dearborn County Directories (1826-1916) at Indiana's Gore
 * Directory of Businesses in Dearborn County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Selected Residents of Dearborn County (1876) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home in Guilford.
 * Filter-DeVries-Moore Funeral Home in Dillsboro.
 * Fitch-Denney Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg.
 * Rullman Hunger Funeral Home in Aurora.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1826-1848 Dearborn County Deed Book Indexes (1826-1848) at Indiana Gore
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * A short history of Dearborn County is located on the Dearborn County website - Dearborn County History.
 * History of Dearborn County included as part of 1875 Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. Lake, Griffing &amp; Stevenson, 1875. Digital Images. Historic Map Works


 * History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. 1970. By F. E. Weakley. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); . Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : F. E. Weakley & Co., 1885.  Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy O'Connor, 2007.
 * History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. 1980. Archibald Shaw, Editor. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic.  Online at:  Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); . Reprint. Originally published: Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen & Co, 1915.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * 1872 Dearborn and Switzerland Counties, Indiana. E. T. Cox, 1872. Digital Image. Historic Map Works
 * 1875 Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. Lake, Griffing &amp; Stevenson, 1875. Digital Images. Historic Map Works. Note: this website includes on separate tabs images of directories, history and illustrations in this publication as well as maps.
 * 1930c Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana. W. W. Hixon &amp; Co., 1930c. Digital Images. Historic Map Works
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Soldiers/Veterans, various wars, from Dearborn County at IndianasGore

Civil War Civil War service men from Dearborn 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 Dearborn County.


 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and D
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and Reorganized Companies A, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, I and Reorganized E, and K
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 50th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and Reorganized Company B
 * 68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and K
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, H, and I
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, and K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G

Civil War Book: Civil War"Chapter 13 in History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties; Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies; Preliminary Chapters on the History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Evansville, IN: Whipporwill Publications, 1986.) page 203-225,977.21 H2h 1977 FS Library US/CAN Book ; other library;  Internet Archive

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.
 * 1826-1829 Naturalization (1826-1829) at IndianasGore

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * List of Dearborn County newspapers at IndianasGore
 * Dearborn County Newspaper Index at IndianasGore
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Other Records
=Voting Records =
 * Elected Officials in Dearborn County, Indiana (1803-1915) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1824-1900 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1826-1833 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1826-1913 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1826-1918 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1826-1952 (*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1845 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1845 Early Dearborn County, Indiana Wills Abstracted from Will Books I and II (Including Ohio County Before 1845) and Perpetuated Testimony Books CC. 1976. By McHenry, Chris. Lawrenceburg, Indiana : Chris McHenry. 1976.Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: 
 * 1872-1910 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * The University of Mary Washington has indexed and transcribed probate inventories for Dearborn, Franklin, and Ripley counties.
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Dearborn County School Records at IndianasGore
 * Faculty and Students of Moores Hill College, Dearborn County, Indiana (1894) 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1882-1889 Dearborn County Births at IndianasGore

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1900 Deaths at IndianasGore
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Batesville Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Northern Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Lawrenceburg Public Library District - West Harrison branch - an affiliate library.
 * Lawrenceburg Public Library District - Lawrenceburg branch - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Lawrenceburg Public Library District 150 Mary Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Phone: 812-537-2775 Website
 * Library houses a genealogy section.

Museums
Carnegie Hall Museum 14687 Main St Moores Hill, IN 47032-9162 Phone: 812-744-4015 Email: [mailto:Staff@TheCarnegieHall.org Staff@TheCarnegieHall.org] Website

Societies
Dearborn County Historical Society 508 W High Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025-1916 Phone: 812-537-4075 Email: [mailto:dearborncohis@gmail.com dearborncohis@gmail.com] Website Facebook

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