Howard County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1844--Howard County was created 15 January 1844 from Carroll, Cass, Miami, Grant and Hamilton Counties. County seat: Kokomo

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Cass
 * Clinton
 * Grant
 * Miami
 * Tipton

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Howard County, Indiana


 * Cemeteries of Howard County - Linkpendium

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.) other library   Hathi Trust Digital Library


 * Blanchard, Charles. 2010. Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana: historical and biographical. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co.) 977.2 H2bL FHL US/CAN Book    other libraries   Family History Archives    INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Morrow, Jackson. 1909. History of Howard County, Indiana. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen) other libraries  vol.1  INTERNET ARCHIVE  vol. 2 INTERNET ARCHIVE
 * History in Howard County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetterrs - Linkpendia

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Howard 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 Howard County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy ArtilleryCompanies K, and L
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company A
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies E, and F
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, and Reorganized Company E
 * 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 106th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and I
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company D
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company C
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * Howard in The Civil War" in Morrow, Jackson. 1909. History of Howard County, Indiana. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen), (page 130-196, Regiment; "Soldiers Who Died In The Serive" page 188-196) other libraries  vol.1  INTERNET ARCHIVE  vol. 2 INTERNET ARCHIVE

Vital Records

 * Vital Records for Howard County - Linkpendium

Societies and Libraries
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

220 North Union Street, Kokomo, IN 46901-4614

765-457-3242

info@khcpl.org

Genealogy and Local History Department

Web Sites

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