Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 2 January 1824 from Parke County.
 * County Seat: Newport

Description
The county was named for the Vermillion River, which flows nearby. The county seat is Newport and the county was organized on 1824. The County is located in the West Central part of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Vigo •  Parke  •  Fountain  •  Warren  •  Vermilion  •  Edgar

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Jan. 1844 The courthouse was destroyed by fire in January of 1844, but all of the records were saved.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Vermillion County Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Vermillion County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents in Vermillion County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive


 * Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana: Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each: a Condensed History of the State of Indiana: Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State: Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Vermillion County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of the County and Its Villages. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press, 2002.), Other Libraries, Internet Archive

Land and Property

 * Early Villages Platted in Vermillion County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Vermillion County, Indiana Internet Archive

Revolutionary War

 * Revolutionary War Soldiers of Vermillion County Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices

Civil War
Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, L and M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

Civil War Books


 * "Military History Of Vermillion County" Chapter 6 in B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913 ), (page 268-288, Regiment, Companies; "Knight Of The Golden Circle", page 272; Soldier's Diary, Page 283-288),977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

World War I 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Vermillion County Ancestry.com($)

World War II 1941-1945

 * Vermillion County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Records Linkpendium

Occupations

 * Directory of Teachers for Vermillion County Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 Ancestry.com — index and images ($)

County Courthouse
Vermillion County Courthouse Courthouse Square Newport, IN 47966-0008 Phone: 765.492.3500 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1824. County Recorder has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Danville Illinois Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Societies
Vermillion County Historical Society 220 E Market St PO Box 273 Newport, IN 47966-0273

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb, Vermillion County
 * INGenWeb, Vermillion County
 * , Vermillion County
 * Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)