Pike County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1816--Pike County was created 21 December 1816 from Gibson and Perry Counties. County seat: Petersburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Daviess
 * Dubois
 * Gibson
 * Knox
 * Warrick

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    other libraries  Family History Achive    acestry.com $


 * 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.)) 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Pike 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 Pike County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized Company G
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and F
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "military History" 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 317-324), 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Web Sites

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