Warren County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Warren County

Guide to Warren 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 19 January 1827 from Fountain County. County seat: Williamsport
 * County Seat:  Decatur

Neighboring Counties
Benton • Tippecanoe • Fountain • Vermillion • Iroquois • Vermilion

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
January 20, 1907 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Census Records

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Johnsonville

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by F. A. Battey Co., 1883; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972.


 * History of Warren County Linkpendium


 * 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.)

other library Internet Archive

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military Records
War of 1812

CIVIL WAR

Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and I
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and H
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and G

Civil War Book


 * "Military History" in F.A. Battey Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey 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 115-137,; other library  Internet Archive

Databases


 * Residents of Warren County who Died in the Civil War (1861-1865) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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 Warren County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 125 N Monroe Street Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: 765.762.3510 County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1827, probate records from 1829 and court records from 1828. County Recorder has land records from 1827. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.

Family History Centers

 * Danville Illinois Family History Center

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

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)

Marriage Records

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


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Warren County, Indiana Web Sites

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