Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Sullivan 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 30 December 1816 from Knox County.
 * County Seat:  Sullivan

Description
The county was named for Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid. The county seat is Sullivan and the county was organized on January 15, 1817. The County is located in the West Central part 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
Knox •  Greene  •  Clay  •  Vigo  •  Crawford  •  Clark

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
February 1850 -- Courthouse burned and all records except wills from 1841 were destroyed.

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Sullivan County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Farmers of Sullivan County, Indiana (1896) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) Other Libraries


 * History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana; reprint, Newell, Iowa : Bireline, 1983. 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN


 * Sullivan County, Indiana, Index of Names, compiled by Judy Pirtle, Sullivan County Historical Society, 1981. Indexes names of persons and firms from a number of books (see page 2).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Mexican War

 * 2nd Regiment, Company H

Civil War
Civil War service men from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies D, K, and L
 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, G, and K
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books


 * Booth, Louise. Waiting for the Moment. (Villa Park, Calif: D.R. Booth Associates, 1983.) 977.241 H2b copy 2 FHL US/CAN Book, Other Libraries


 * "County Military History" Chapter 8 (Part III) in History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana; reprint, Newell, Iowa : Bireline, 1983. 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN. ; 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN,

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Index to Obituaries for Sullivan County (1870-1905) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Index to Will Books for Sullivan County (1850-1940) ($), Indiana Genealogical Society

School Records

 * Alumni of New Lebanon High School (1911-1924) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of New Lebanon High School (1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square #304 Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812.268.4657

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850.

Family History Centers

 * Linton Indiana Family History Center

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

Libraries
Sullivan County Public Library Genealogy/Local History Dept. 100 S. Crowder St. Sullivan, IN 47882 Website Donna K. Adams - Genealogist

Societies
Sullivan County Genealogical Society PO Box 3266 Sullivan, IN 47882

Sullivan County Historical Society 10 S. Court St. Sullivan, IN 47882-1510 Telephone Number: 812-268-6253

Wabash Valley Genealogy Society PO Box 9347 Terre Haute, IN 47808-9347 Website

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives


 * Deaths in Sullivan City Coal Mine Disaster (1925) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 - at FamilySearch — index only
 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — ($), index only
 * 1802-1892 - Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry.com — ($), index only
 * 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
 * Index to Coroner's Inquest Records (1916-1917) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Websites

 * Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * , Sullivan County
 * USGenWeb, Sullivan County
 * INGenWeb, Sullivan County
 * Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)