Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts
The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.


 * Parent Counties: Formed 7 January 1826 from Adams New Purchase (Hamilton, Wabash New Purchase (Fountain) and unorganized territory
 * County Seat:  Delphi

Description
The county was named for Charles Carroll, of Carrolton, then the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. It's county seat is Delphi and was founded January 7, 1828. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state. For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
White •  Cass  •  Howard  •  Clinton  •  Tippecanoe

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Carroll County (1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories
Online County Histories


 * Carroll County, Indiana. By Dora Thomas Mayhill. 1954. Knightstown, Indiana : Banner Pub. Co..
 * History of Carroll County, Indiana. By John C. Odell. 1973. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphics Inc. (Reprint of original published: Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1915.) FamilySearch Digital LibraryOnline at: Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Carroll County, Indiana. By Thomas B. Helm. 1966. Knightstown, Indiana : Eastern Indiana Pub. Co. (Reprint of original published: Chicago : Kingman Bros., 1882) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Index online at: Index; Internet Archive; Index: Internet Archive; Google Books;.
 * Recollections of the Early Settlement of Carroll County, Indiana. By James Harvey Stewart. 1872. Cincinnati, Ohio : Hitchcock and Walden. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.

Maps

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

Military Records

 * Military Index - INGenWeb
 * African American Veterans in Carroll County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Carroll County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Carroll County.


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized A
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry&lt; Companies A, C, and F
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, E, G, and H
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies, D, E, G, H, I, and K

Civil War Book

"Military History" Chapter 10 in Odell, John C.''History of Carroll County, Indiana, Its People, Industries and Institutions. With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families''. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen &amp; company, inc, 1916.) page 191-204. 977.294 H2o FHL US/CAN Book FamilySearch Digital Library;   other library

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

School Records

 * Alumni of Delphi High School (1872-1924) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Delphi Junior High School (1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Delphi High School, Carroll County, Indiana (1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 101 W Main Street Delphi, IN 46923 Phone: 765.564.4485

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828. County Health Officer has birth and death and burial records from 1882. County Recorder has land records from 1828 Public Library Delphi has newspapers from 1841. County Historical Society has burial records.

Societies
Carroll Historical Society PO Box 277 Delphi, IN 46923 Telephone Number: 260-564-3152 Telephone Number: 765-564-3152 E-mail: [mailto:carrollcountyhistoricalsociety@ffni.com carrollcountyhistoricalsociety@ffni.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1828-1850 Carroll County, Indiana Marriage Records, 1828-1850 Carroll County Marriage Records - free ebook at the Internet Archive

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images

Websites

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