Warren County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Warren County

County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse 125 N Monroe Street Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: 765.762.3510 County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1827, probate records from 1829 and court records from 1828; County Recorder has land records from 1827; County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882

Parent County
1827--Warren County was created 19 January 1827 from Fountain County. County seat: Williamsport 

Record Loss
January 20, 1907 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Fountain
 * Tippecanoe
 * Vermilion County, Illinois
 * Vermillion

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Johnsonville

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by F. A. Battey &amp; Co., 1883; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972.


 * History of Warren County Linkpendium


 * F.A. Battey &amp; Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.)   Family History Archives   other library  Internet Archive

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military
CIVIL WAR

Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and I
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and H
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and G

Civil War Book


 * "Military History" in F.A. Battey &amp; Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.) Page 115-137,     Family History Archives   other library  Internet Archive

School Records

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

Vital Records

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


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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