Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Morgan County

Guide to Morgan County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1821--Morgan County was created 31 December 1821from unorganized territory. County seat: Martinsville

Boundary Changes
March 1876 -- 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

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Putnam (northwest)·Hendricks County (north)·Marion (northeast)·Johnson (east)·Brown (southeast)·Monroe  (south)·Owen (southwest)

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Morgan County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Morgan County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 1884.) 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War

Civil War service men from Morgan 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 Morgan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies B, and L
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company F
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) page 50-80, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other libraryINTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

World War II

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse PO Box 1556 Martinsville, IN 46151 Phone: 765.342.1025 County Clerk has marriage, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records. Board of Health has birth and death records.

School Records

 * Teachers of Morgan County (1907) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers for Morgan County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 Ancestry.com


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Martinsville Indiana Family History Center

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)