Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy


 * This article is about a southeastern county of Indiana. For other uses, see Ohio (disambiguation).

United States Indiana  Ohio County

County Courthouse
Ohio County Courthouse 413 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone 812.438.2610 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records from 1844.

Parent County
1844--Ohio County was created 4 January 1844 from Dearborn County. County seat:  Rising Sun

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone County, Kentucky
 * Dearborn
 * Ripley
 * Switzerland

Census

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1850, 1860, 1870, 1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Ohio County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Ohio County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by F. E. Weakley &amp; Co., Publishers, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman &amp; Co, 2008.) other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military

 * Civil War Soldiers of Ohio County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African American Veterans in Ohio County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Ohio 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 Ohio County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized C
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

article on the Civil War


 * West, J. Eberle, "Morgan's Raid",(Indiana Magazine of History 20, no. 1 (March 1924): 92-96.) 1863,Belmont County, Ohio (St. Clairesville)   Abstract and Bibliographic Information   article PDF

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)


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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