Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Clinton County

Guide to Clinton County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Carroll
 * Hamilton
 * Howard
 * Montgomery
 * Tippecanoe
 * Tipton

Cemeteries

 * -see- Cemeteries - Linkpendium

Census Records

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

Local Histories

 * History of Clinton County - Linkpendium


 * History of Clinton County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens : Also a Condensed History of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) 977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Civil War
Civil War service men from Clinton 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 Clinton County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, F, and H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C F, and H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, I, K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Slavery, And Indiana In The War Of The Rebellion" and "The Civil War" Chapter 9 in History of Clinton County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens : Also a Condensed History of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) page 144-198; 373-393;  977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 265 Courthouse Square Frankfort IN 46041 Phone: 765.659.6335

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1830, divorce and court records from 1888. County Recorder has has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Kokomo Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

School Records

 * Graduates of Kirklin High School, Clinton County, Indiana (1901-1927) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Frankfort High School (1922) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Marriage Records

 * Marriage records Book H-7 (1882-1888) - INGenWeb

Death Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
 * Death Records - INGenWeb

Web Sites

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