Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Jasper County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Indiana Online Genealogy Records

Historical Facts
The county is named after Sergeant William Jasper (c1750-1779).

Description
The county was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a famous scout for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It's county seat is Rensselaer and was founded February 7, 1835. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,073,c,jasper.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Lake •  Porter  •  Starke  •  Pulaski  •  White  •  Benton  •  Newton
 * Parent Counties: Formed from Wabash New Purchase and unorganized territory (Warren/White) in 1835 (1838)
 * County Seat:  Rensselaer

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
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. Clerk's records were lost; deeds and deed indexes were not damaged.

Cemeteries

 * list of Jasper County Cemeteries - INGenWeb
 * See - Cemeteries - Linkpendium
 * Obituaries - 1997 to 2010 - INGenWeb
 * Veterans buried in Jasper County, Indiana - Lanewood
 * Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, White County Area Deaths - 2002-2004 Lanewood
 * Weston Cemetery Records - Lanewood

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Jasper County, Indiana (1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1899. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive, Vol. 1 - Google Books, Vol. 2 - Google Books;.
 * Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical. 1883. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); . Index: Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008.
 * A Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1916. Editorial supervision of Louis H. Hamilton and William Darroch. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Google Books; Vol. 2 - Google Books;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium


 * Jasper County, Indiana historical maps Historic Map Works

Military Records

 * See - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Jasper 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 Jasper County.


 * 4th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Company G
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and K
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History of Jasper Counity" in F.A. Battey Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports.; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883.) page 485-507,  FamilySearch Digital Library, other libraryInternet Archive

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Organizations

 * Early Fraternal Organizations and Their Members, Remington Indiana Genealogical Society)

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Voter Registration

 * 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.
 * Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse 115 W Washington Rensselaer, IN 47978 Phone 219-866-4927 County Health Dept has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1865, probate and court records from 1864.

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

Vital Records

 * See - Vital Records - Linkpendium


 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 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

 * Linkpendium
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook