Miami County, Indiana Genealogy

United States  Indiana  Miami County

County Courthouse
Miami County Courthouse 21 Court Street PO Box 184 Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 756.472.3901 County Health Department has birth, death and burial records, County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1843

Parent County
1832--Miami County was created 2 February 1832 from Cass County. County seat: Peru

Record Loss
March 1843 -- 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
Wabash | Howard | Fulton | Cass | Grant

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries from Miami - INGenWeb
 * Cemeteries from Miami - Linkpendium

Individual cemeteries:


 * Schrock Cemetery, Peru BillionGraves

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Miami County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church

 * Churches of Miami County - INGenWeb

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Peru

Directory

 * Directory of Businesses in Miami County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Miami Country - Linkpendium


 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.) other library   Hathi Trust Digital Library


 * History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1992.) 977.284 H2h FHL US/CAN Book    other libraries  Google books


 * Bakehorn, Ray. Early Birth, Marriage and Death Records of Miami County, Indiana. (s.l: s.n, 1900.) other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Bodurtha, Arthur L.History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 2008.) 977.284 H2b FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   vol. 1  INTERNET ARCHIVE    vol. 2  INTERNET ARCHIVE    Google books


 * Every Name Index to History of Miami County, Indiana  Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by Brant &amp; Fuller, 1887; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.  EveryNameIndex.com

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Military Record and Histories - Linkpendium
 * Veterans in Miami County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Miami 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 Miami County.


 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
 * 14th Battery, Indiana Light
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies F, and I
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company H
 * 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compant A
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and I
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and F
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and D
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book

Bodurtha, Arthur L., "Military History," Chapter 11 in History of Miami County, Indiana , (Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1914.), (page 204-241), 977.284 H2b  other libraties   Internet Archive

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Peru Indiana Family History Center

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