Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Pulaski 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 7 February 1835 from Cass and St. Joseph Counties.
 * County Seat:  Winamac

Description
The county was named for Count Casimir Pulaski. The County Seat is Winamac and was founded February 7, 1835. It is located in the North West area of the state.

Populated Places
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
Jasper •  Starke  •  Marshall  •  Fulton  •  Cass  •  White

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 Mortality Schedule (1860) Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Phelps

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses (1868) Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Arthur, Carrie, Edna Bierrum, and Berniece Drybread. 1973. Index to counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and biographical.;(Winamac, Indiana: The Pulaski County Genealogical Society.) Other Libraries


 * Counties of White and Pulaski, historical and biographical, pub. by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, 1883., Internet Archive


 * 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 Libraries, Vol.1 Google Books, Vol.2 Google Books


 * History of Pulaski County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Pulaski 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 Putnam County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Fall of Sumter" Chapter 2 in Counties of White and Pulaski, historical and biographical, pub. by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, 1883 Internet Archive

Civil War Databases


 * Residents of Pulaski County Who Died in the Civil War Indiana Genealogical Society)

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Occupations

 * Civilian Support Officials In World War II (1941-1945) Indiana Genealogical Society)

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 Pulaski County (1936) Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Pulaski County Courthouse 112 E Main Street Winamac, IN 46996-1344 Phone: 219.946.3313

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records 1839. County Recorder has birth and death records from 1882 and land records.

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

Societies
Pulaski County Genealogical Society RR #4, Box 121 Winamac, IN 46996

Pulaski County Historical Society 400 S. Market St. Winamac, IN 46996 Website

Pulaski County Historical Society PO Box 135 Winamac, IN 46996-0135 Telephone Number: 574-946-3552

Vital Records

 * Pulaski County, Indiana Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Winamac, White Post, Francesville, Medaryville and Rich Grove areas.


 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

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

Websites

 * Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * USGenWeb, Pulaski County
 * INGenWeb, Pulaski County
 * , Pulaski County
 * Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook