Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Floyd 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 January 2, 1819 from Clark and Harrison Counties.
 * County Seat:  New Albany

Description
The county was named for Colonel John Floyd, the distinguished Virginian killed by the Indians on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. It's county seat is New Albany and was founded January 2, 1819. It is located in the South central area 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
Washington •  Clark  •  Harrison  •  Jefferson

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census Records

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

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4 other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records

 * African-American Veterans in Floyd County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Floyd County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Floyd 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 Floyd County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, D, and E
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, E, F, G, and K
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Selected Extracts from Newspapers in New Albany (1852) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Floyd County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 311 W 1st Street New Albany, IN 47150-3501 Phone:. 812.948.5413

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce and court records from 1863 and probate records from 1819.

Societies
Floyd County Historical Society PO Box 455 New Albany, IN 47151-0455

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society PO Box 665 New Albany, IN 47150 Website

Family History Centers

 * New Albany Indiana Family History Center

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

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

 * Floyd County GAGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Floyd County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)