Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Pulaski County was named for Count Casimir Pulaski. It is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Pulaski County Courthouse 112 E Main Street Winamac, IN 46996-1344 Phone: 219-946-3313 County Website

Pulaski County Health Department 125 South Riverside Drive Winamac, IN, 46996 Health Officer: Rex Allman, MD Phone Number: 574-946-6080 Fax: 574-946-6654 Email: Thansen@localhealth.in.gov Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records 1839. County Recorder has birth and death records from 1882 and 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
 * Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana, historical and biographical F.A. Battery & Co. Publishers, 1883. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1899. Online at:FamilySearch Digital Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Occupations
 * Civilian Support Officials In World War II (1941-1945) 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

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


 * Phelps

Court Records

 * 1839-1920 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1851-1888 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1869-1923 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Frain Mortuary in Winamac.

Local Histories

 * Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. 1883. By Weston A. Goodspeed.  Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); . Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * 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 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. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Libary; Internet Archive

Civil War Databases


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

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

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 ($)

Obituaries

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

Other Records
Voter Records
 * 1850-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840-1923 (*); Circuit and Probate Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1843-1925 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1912-1945 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Pulaski 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, 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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Valparaiso Indiana Family History Center
 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center
 * Jasper County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Monticello-Union Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pulaski County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Starke County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Pulaski County Public Library 121 South Riverside Drive Winamac, IN 46996 Phone: 574-946-3432 Website

Societies
Pulaski County Genealogical Society RR #4, Box 121 Winamac, IN 46996 Email: [mailto:pulaskigenie@yahoo.com pulaskigenie@yahoo.com] Facebook Website Pulaski County Historical Society P.O. Box 135 400 S. Market St. Winamac, IN 46996 Phone: 574-946-3552 Email: [mailto:info@pulaskihistory.net info@pulaskihistory.net] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Pulaski 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
 * USGenWeb Archive, Pulaski County
 * INGenWeb, Pulaski 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.