Dubois County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Dubois 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 20 December 1817 Pike County
 * County Seat:  Jasper

Description
The county was named for Toussaint Dubois, a Frenchman who fought in the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812. Dubois was a merchant who lived mainly in Vincennes. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the Little Wabash River near Lawrenceville, Illinois. It's county seat is Jasper and was founded December 20, 1818. It is located in the Southwest 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
Daviess •  Martin  •  Orange  •  Crawford  •  Perry  •  Spencer  •  Warrick  •  Pike

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
August 1839 -- Courthouse burned and all records except for ten boxes of deeds from 1812 were destroyed.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) - Indiana Genealogical Society) ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Early Residents of Dubois County (1807-1820) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Catholic Church
St. Anthony Catholic Parish, St. Anthony

St. Celestine Catholic Parish
 * 1864-1885 - St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Anthony, Baptism Index 1864-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1864-1895 - St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Anthony, Marriage Index 1864-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.


 * 1849-1885 - St. Celestine Catholic Parish, Celestine, Baptism Index 1849-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1849-1895 - St. Celestine Catholic Parish, Celestine, Marriage Index 1849-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

St. Ferdinand Catholic Parish, Ferdinand


 * 1843-1885 - St. Ferdinand Catholic Parish, Ferdinand, Marriage Index 1843-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville


 * 1876-1885 - Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville, Baptism Index 1876-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1876-1895 - Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville, Marriage Index 1876-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Lutheran
Aka Evangelical

Emanuel Evangelical Church, Huntingburg


 * 1882-1917 - Emanuel Evangelical Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1882-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.


 * Records of St. Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dubois, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Methodist

 * 1851-1895 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1851-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1853-1895 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1853-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Dubois County (1868) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * Anderson, Forrest R. 1942.Historical notes on Dubois &amp; Pike Counties, Indiana. (Ireland, Ind: [s.n.].). FHL US/CAN Film 928078 Item 3 ;  Ancestry.com ($); Other Libraries.
 * History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches.... 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book ; Internet Archive; Other Libraries.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records

 * Early Military Service of Residents of Dubois County - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Dubois 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 Dubois County


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books


 * "Military History Of The County" Chapter 5 in History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. : together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) (page 520-538), 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book ; Internet Archive; ; Other Libraries

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

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Courthouse
Dubois County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812.481.7035

Recorder Library has marriage, divorce, probate, land, court and naturalization records from 1839 and military records from 1864. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.

Libraries

 * Ferdinand Public Library 243 W. 10th Street Ferdinand, IN 47532 Phone: 812-367-1671
 * Huntingburg Public Library Indiana Room 419 N. Jackson Street Huntingburg, IN 47542 Phone: 812-683-2052 Website
 * Jasper-Dubois County Public Library 1116 Main Street Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-482-2712 Website

Museums

 * Dubois County Museum 2704 N Newton St Ste A Jasper, IN 47546-1332 Phone: 812-634-7733 Email: [mailto:mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org] Website

Societies

 * Dubois County Genealogical Society PO Box 343 Jasper, IN 47547-0343 Phone: 812-367-2142
 * Dubois County Historical Society 737 W. 8th St. Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-482-3074 Email: [mailto:mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org]
 * Ferdinand Historical Society PO Box 194 Ferdinand, IN 47532-0194 Email: [mailto:information@ferdinandhistory.org information@ferdinandhistory.org] Website
 * Ireland Historical Society 7154 W. 150 N. Jasper, IN 47546-8957 Fax: 812-634-9258 Email: [mailto:junebug@fullnet.com junebug@fullnet.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center

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

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