Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
History of the county courthouse

Gibson County Free Public Records Directory

Parent County
1813--Gibson County was created 9 March 1813 from Knox County. County seat: Princeton

Neighboring Counties

 * Knox
 * Pike
 * Posey
 * Vanderburgh
 * Wabash County, Illinois
 * Warrick
 * White County, Illinois

Cemeteries

 * Gibson County Cemeteries - Linkpendium
 * Index of Shiloh Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Census

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

Local Histories

 * Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book     other libraries


 * Stormont, Gil R. 2008. History of Gibson County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen.)  FHL US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1    other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Tartt, James T., History of Gibson County, Indiana  (Digital images of original published: Edwardsville, Ill., 1884. 244 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 31 cm.)   Family History Archives

Military

 * African American Veterans in Gibson County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Gibson 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 Gibson County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D
 * 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, E. and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books


 * "The War For The Union" in "Patrictish" Chapter 11 of Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 104-135, Regiment, Companies, Name's), 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries


 * "Civil War" in "Military History of Gibsob County" Chapter 15 of Stormont, Gil R. 2008. History of Gibson County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen.), (pagr 209-223, Regiment, Companies) FHL US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1    other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Other Records

 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Societies and Libraries

 * The principal library in Gibson county is the Princeton Public Library, in the county seat. It is located at 124 S. Hart St., Princeton, IN 47670; its phone number is (812) 385-4464. Older property and other records are located there.

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.
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)