Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Crawford County was named for William H. Crawford, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1818. Others say it was named for Col. William Crawford, who fought in the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War, and who was burned and scalped by Indians in 1782 in what in now Wyandot County, Ohio. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Crawford County Courthouse 316 S Court English, IN 47118-0375 Phone: 812-338-2565 County Website

Crawford County Health Department 306 Oak Hill Circle English, IN, 47118 Health Officer: Devi Pierce, MD Phone Number: 812-338-2302 Fax: 812-338-2301 Email: dshelton@crawfordcountyin.com Health Department

County Clerk has marriage records from 1818, divorce, probate and court records from 1860. County Health Department has birth and death records. County Recorder has land records. 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

Census Records

 * Census Records (1820, 1830, 1840) at RootsWeb
 * Early Residents of Crawford County (1820) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860), at [http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Land and Property Records

 * Index to Landowners in Crawford County (1818-1834) at Indiana Genealogical Society

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1969, 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. 1969, 1972. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library - (1972), Hathitrust, Internet Archive,  Google Books; . Reprint. Originally published: Chicago [Illinois]: Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
 * A History of Crawford County, Indiana. 1926. By Hazen Hays Pleasant. Greenfield, Indiana: W. Mitchell Print. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive,  Ancestry ($);.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * Crawford County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War Civil War service men from Crawford County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Crawford County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and K
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H (A-K see "Civil War Military Records" below)
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Civil War Military Records - INGenWeb
 * Military Persons (Who served from Crawford Co., IN or are buried in the county.) INGenWeb

Civil War Books:
 * "Civil War" Chapter 14 in Pleasant, Hazen Hayes. 1926. A history of Crawford County, Indiana. (Greenfield, Ind: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co.), (page 229-306, Regiment, Companies, Names, history of Knight of Golden Circle), FamilySearch Digital Book; 977.228 H2p FHL US/CAN Book; Ancestry; Other Libraries

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 ($)
 * Selected Extracts from Newspapers in English (1900) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1818-1973 Index to Will Records (1818-1973) at Indiana Genealogical Society

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) 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.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - INGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast$
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Brandenburg Kentucky Family History Center
 * New Albany Indiana Family History Center
 * Crawford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Jasper Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries

 * Crawford County Public Library 203 S. Indiana Avenue English, IN 47118-0375 Phone: 812-338-2606 Website

Societies

 * Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society 310 Oak Hill Circle English, IN Mailing address: P.O. Box 162 Leavenworth, IN 47137 Email: [mailto:billgpiper@hotmail.com billgpiper@hotmail.com] Website
 * Southern Indiana Genealogical Society P.O. Box 665 180 West Spring Street New Albany, IN 47150 Email: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Website
 * Their collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.