Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1824--Vermillion County was created 2 January 1824 from Parke County. County seat: Newport

Neighboring Counties

 * Edgar County, Illinois
 * Fountain
 * Parke
 * Vermilion County, Illinois
 * Vigo
 * Warren

Local Histories

 * B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, L and M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

Civil War Books


 * "Military History Of Verllion County" Chapter 6 in B.F. Bowen &amp; Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913 ), (page 268-288, Regiment, Companies; "Knight Of The Golden Circle", page 272; Soldier's Diary, Page 283-288), 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Web Sites

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