Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Tippecanoe County

Guide to Tippecanoe 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 20 January 1826 from Parke County and unorganized territory.
 * County Seat:  Lafayette

Neighboring Counties
White • Carroll • Clinton • Montgomery • Fountain • Warren • Benton

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

Cemeteries
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Cemetery List

Tippecanoe County Cemetery Restoration
Tippecanoe County - INPCRP - RootsWeb

Tippecanoe County Cemetery Book by Area Plan Comm. Tippecanoe, Indiana Government Documents PDF file

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Tippecanoe County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Census for Clarks Hill (1886) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * West Lafayette
 * Church Database on Early Churches in Tippecanoe County Early Churches of Tippecanoe County Indiana_Fairfield township

Alameda McCollough Research Library. File system on Churches in Tippecanoe County Alameda McCollough Research Library

Court Records
Alameda McCollough Research Library Indexes to early Court books held in this library.

Local Histories

 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988 other library  vol.1  Google books vol.2 Google books

Land and Property
Alameda McCollough Research Library Link

Indexes, plat books and maps.Misc boxes of original deeds donated.

Recorder Office of Tippecanoe County (original books)

Link

Maps

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

Alameda McCollough Research Library Link

Military Records

 * World War I.Tippecanoe County Honor Roll book Roll of Honor
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Tippecanoe County, Indiana (members

only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company L
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies D, and G
 * 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and Reorganized Companies E, H, K
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F and Reorganized Company F
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies C, F, and K
 * 23rd Battery,Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, G, H, I, and K
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and G
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and H
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies A, E, and I
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, C, D, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and I
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and I

World War I

World War II

Newspapers
Newspapers on Microfilm at the Tippecanoe Co., Indiana Public Library

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

Alameda McCollough Research Library Link

Original Will/Estate files and probate books held in this library

School Records
Alameda McCollough Research Library Link

Some original materials. School 1848 census, Yearbook collection from this County and other misc collections.


 * Directory of Teachers for Tippecanoe County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of West Lafayette High School (1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of West Lafayette High School (1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Alumni of Jefferson High School, Lafayette (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Jefferson High School, Lafayette (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Jefferson High School, Lafayette (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Tippecanoe County Courthouse 301 Main Street Lafayette, IN 47901 Phone: 765.423.9326 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1830 divorce records from 1850, probate and court records from 1832 &amp; naturalization records on microfilm.

Tippecanoe County Government offices

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

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

Libraries
Tippecanoe County Public Library

Societies
Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society

Tippecanoe County Historical Association

Taxation
Early indexes, books and microfilm held at the

Alameda McCollough Research Library Link

Vital Records

 * Birth and Death records located in Tippecanoe County is located at the Health Department Link
 * Alameda McCollough Research Library Link (Original marriage records 1825 - 1992)


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

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-1959 at FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch

Tippecanoe County, Indiana Web Sites

 * Tippecanoe 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.
 * Tippecanoe County Genweb http://www.ingenweb.org/intippecanoe/
 * Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)