Adams County, Indiana Genealogy


 * This article is about an eastern Indiana county. For other uses, see Adams.

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Parent County
1835--Adams County was created 7 February 1835 from Allen and Randolph Counties.  County seat: Decatur

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Jay
 * Mercer County, Ohio
 * Van Wert county, Ohio
 * Wells

Cemeteries
The Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center has numerous transcriptions of Adams County cemeteries on its website.

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Adams County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Adams County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Schools

 * Eighth Grade Commencement, 1938

Vital Records

 * Transcription of WPA Death Index, 1882-1920

Web Sites

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