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

Description
The county was named for in honor of Benjamin Parke, who was a member of the First Territorial Legislature, and first Representative in Congress of this territory. The County Seat is Rockville and was founded 1821. It is located in the West Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Parke County Courthouse] 116 W High Street #204 Rockville, IN 47872 Phone: 765.569.5132 Website County Website Parke County Courthouse 116 W High Street #204 Rockville, IN 47872 Phone: 765.569.5132

County Health Department has birth records from 1902 and death records from 1882; County Auditor has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1833; County Recorder has land records from 1833

Populated Places
https://indiana.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,121,c,parke.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Cemeteries

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Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Parke County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Pioneer Settlers of Parke County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Parke County (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * Portrait and biographical record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. (1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros.)Other Libraries, Internet Archive
 * B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book, Other Libraries, Internet Archive
 * Beckwith, H. W., J. H. Beadle, and S. B. Gookins. 1880. History of Vigo and Parke Counties together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence and other authentic though, for the most part, out-of-the-way sources. (Chicago: H.H. Hill &amp; N. Iddings.), [6xn4ga3 Other Libraries]
 * Parke County, Indiana, history and families, 1821-1989, Parke County Historical Society, 1989.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana


 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Pike 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 Pike County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies E, H, and K
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 78th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (60 days, 1862), Companies C, and D
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and B
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company B
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series at Indiana Digital Archives

Newspapers

 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011

Obituaries

 * Parke County obituaries (1853-2006) are available by mail from the Rockville Public Library. An index to the obituaries is available online at Parke County Obituaries.

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Parke County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1833-1844 - Parke County Marriage Index 1833-1844 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Death

 * 1750-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($) and images

Family History Centers

 * Terre Haute Indiana Family History Center

Societies
Parke County Historical Society and Museum PO Box 332 Rockville, IN 47872-0332 Telephone Number: 765-569-2223 Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * Genealogy Trails, Parke County
 * INGenWeb, Parke County
 * USGenWeb, Parke County
 * – 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.