Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Tipton County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Tipton County was named for General John Tipton, a distinguished citizen of the State. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Tipton County Courthouse 101 E Jefferson Tipton, IN 46072 Phone: 765-675-2795 County Website

Tipton County Health Department 101 E Jefferson, 1st Floor Tipton, IN 46072 Health Officer: Mary Compton, MD Phone: 765-675-8741 Fax: 765-675-6952 Health Department

County Clerk has marriage records from 1844, divorce, probate, and court house records from 1850. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (Lewis Publishing, 1898.) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library,  Hathi Trust Digital Library

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Tipton County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1853-1921 (*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Tipton County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Businesses in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana (1930) at Indiana Genealogical Society

Funeral Homes

 * Taylor and Cowan Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Tipton.
 * Young-Nichols Funeral Home in Tipton.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. 1883. By Charles Blanchard. Chicago : F. A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Tipton County, Indiana: her People, Industries and Institutions. 1914. By M.W. Pershing. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen. Online at: Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana at Map of US.com
 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Tipton 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 Tipton County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, L, and M
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

Civil War Database:
 * Tipton County Civil War Ancestry at Tipton Library

Civil War Book:
 * Pershing, M. W. History of Tipton County, Indiana, 1914. ( [Kokomo, Ind.] (3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902): Selby Pub.Print, 1985.) Online at:, HathiTrust.

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
 * 1850s-1970s The Newspaper Archives of Tipton Public Library at The Tipton County Public Library

Other Records
Pictures
 * Images of Tipton County at Flickr. Originals available at Tipton County Public Library.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1844-1922 (*); Probate Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1847-1928 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Alumni of Tipton High School (1876-1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers for Tipton County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Tipton High School (1906, 1909, 1935) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Vital Records

 * Tipton County Vital Records Index at Tipton County Public Library

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Fishers Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Kokomo Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Marion Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.
 * Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Marion Public Library/ Indiana History and Genealogy Service - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Tipton County Public Library Website
 * Tipton Branch 127 E Madison St Tipton, IN 46072 Phone: 765-675-8761 Email: [mailto:tipton@tiptonpl.org tipton@tiptonpl.org]
 * Windfall Branch 104 McClellan St PO Box 458 Windfall, IN 46076 Phone: 765-945-7655 Email: [mailto:windfall@tiptonpl.org windfall@tiptonpl.org]

Societies
Tipton County Historical Society 323 W South St Tipton, IN 46072 Phone: 765-675-5828 Email: [mailto:tchs@tds.net tchs@tds.net] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb, Tipton County
 * INGenWeb, Tipton County
 * Tipton County Public Library Genealogy Digitized Newspapers, Cemeteries, Marriages, Obituaries, and Pictures
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.