Starke County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Starke County

Guide to Starke 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 7 February 1835 from St. Joseph County.
 * County Seat:  Knox

Neighboring Counties
Porter •  La Porte  •  St. Joseph  •  Marshall  •  Fulton  •  Pulaski  •  Jasper

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
For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

Census Records

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

Lutheran
St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox


 * 1887-1948 - St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox, Baptism Index 1887-1948 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1887-1948 - St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knox, Marriage Index 1887-1948 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * Early County Officials of Starke County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records
War of 1812


 * Veterans in Starke County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C

World War I

World War II`

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Starke County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Starke County Courthouse PO Box 395 Knox, IN 46534 Phone: 219.772.9128

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850. County Autitor has land records from 1850. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Family History Centers

 * Anderson Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the Family History Center directory.

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

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


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1811-2007 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Starke County, Indiana Web Sites

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