Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Gibson 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 March 9, 1813 from Knox
 * County Seat:  Princeton

Description
The county was named for John Gibson. It's county seat is Princeton and was founded April 1, 1813. It is located in the Southwest area of the state.

Neighboring Counties
Knox •  Pike  •  Warrick  •  Vanderburgh  •  Posey  •  White  •  Wabash

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
1935 Gibson County courthouse was destroyed by fire, but no records were harmed.

Cemeteries

 * Gibson County Cemeteries - Linkpendium
 * Index of Shiloh Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Census Records

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


 * Partial Census for Gibson County - INGenWeb

Catholic
St. Bernard Catholic Parish


 * 1877-1885 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Baptism Index 1877-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1878-1895 - St. Bernard Catholic Parish Marriage Index 1878-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Local Histories

 * Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book     other libraries
 * Stormont, Gil R. 2008. History of Gibson County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen.)  FHL US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1    other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE
 * Tartt, James T., History of Gibson County, Indiana  (Digital images of original published: Edwardsville, Ill., 1884. 244 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 31 cm.)  
 * Cunningham, Leland S. 1975. Early Hazleton, Indiana. S.l: s.n.]. other libraries   INGenWeb


 * Gibson County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium

Land and Property

 * Index to Documents Proving Land Titles for Gibson County - INGenWeb

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Gibson County Townships - INGenWeb
 * Gibson County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * African American Veterans in Gibson County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Gibson 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 Gibson County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D
 * 60th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, E. and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books


 * "The War For The Union" in "Patrictish" Chapter 11 of Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 104-135, Regiment, Companies, Name's), 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries


 * "Civil War" in "Military History of Gibsob County" Chapter 15 of Stormont, Gil R. 2008. History of Gibson County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen.), (pagr 209-223, Regiment, Companies) FHL US/CAN Film 934905 Item 1    other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Gibson County in the civil war; an address by Col. Gil. R. Stormont, at the dedication of the Gibson County soldiers monument at Princeton, Indiana, on Nov. 12, 1913 [i.e. 1912] History of other monuments in Gibson County. other library INTERNET ARCHIVE

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 $

Public Records
Gibson County Free Public Records Directory

School Records

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

Courthouse
Gibson County Courthouse 101 N Main Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812.386.8401

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1813, divorce, probate and court records from 1820.

Libraries
Princeton Public Library 124 S. Hart Street Princeton, IN 47670 Phone: 812-385-4464

Societies
Gibson County Historical Society PO Box 516 Princeton, IN 47670 Telephone Number: 812-385-5834 E-mail: [mailto:iof814@yahoo.com iof814@yahoo.com]

Haubstadt Area Historical Society PO Box 161 Haubstadt, IN 47639

Family History Centers

 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center

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

Vital Records

 * Gibson County Vital Record


 * Indiana State Digital Archives


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1811-2007 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 FamilySearch

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

 * Gibson County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)