Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Steuben County was named for Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid. The county is located in the northeastern corner of the state.

County Courthouse
Steuben County Courthouse 55 South Public Square Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-1000 County Website

Steuben County Health Department 317 South Wayne Street Angola, IN 46703 Health Officer: Ted Crisman, MD Phone: 260-668-1000 Fax: 260-665-1418 Health Department

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and probate records from 1814. County Recorder has land records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Census Records

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1838-1922 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1874 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Beams Funeral Home in Fremont.
 * H.E. Johnson & Sons Funeral Homes in Angola.
 * Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home & Crematory in Hamilton.
 * Weicht Funeral Home in Angola.

Local Histories

 * History of Northeast Indiana, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties. 2 volumes. 1920. By Ira Ford. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Steuben County, Indiana. 1885. Chicago, Illinois : Inter-state Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps for Steuben County - INGenWeb


 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War, 1861-1865
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Steuben County, Indiana. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive.
 * The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive

Civil War service men from Steuben 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 Steuben County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and C,
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization), Company E
 * 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I

Civil War Books:
 * Carpenter, Jesse H. 1889. The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana. (Regiment, Companies, Names; Roll Of Honor, page 42- 48) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive; Allen County Library
 * The Civil War Chapter 5 in History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.) (page 339 - 406, Regiment, Companies) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1918 - A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 Genealogy Trails History Group
 * 1917-1918 -  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Steuben County at Ancestry $

World War II, 1941-1945
 * Steuben County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1836-1935 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1837-1924 (*); Probate and Circuit Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1845-1924 (*); Circuit and Probate Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Directory for Teachers for Steuben County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1938 Index of Deaths in Steuben County, Indiana (1831-1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Fort Wayne Indiana Family History Center
 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center
 * Allen County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Fremont Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Noble County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County 322 S Wayne St Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-665-8958 Email: [mailto:reference@steuben.lib.in.us reference@steuben.lib.in.us] Website

Societies
Fremont Historical Society P.O. Box 509 Fremont, IN 46737-0509 Phone: 260-495-4711 Facebook Steuben County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 884 Angola, IN 46703-0884 Email: [mailto:bcmgleason@verizon.net bcmgleason@verizon.net] Steuben County Historical Society 313 East Maumee Street Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-665-5060 Website

Websites

 * Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * INGenWeb, Steuben County
 * USGenWeb, Steuben County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.