Ohio County, Indiana Genealogy


 * This article is about a southeastern county of Indiana. For other uses, see Ohio (disambiguation).

United States Indiana  Ohio County

Guide to Ohio County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1844--Ohio County was created 4 January 1844from Dearborn County.County seat:Rising Sun



Neighboring Counties

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Dearborn (north)·Boone County, Kentucky (east)·Switzerland (south)·Ripley (northwest)

Census Records

 * Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County(1850-1880) ($,Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Ohio County (1850-1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Manufacturing Schedules for Ohio County (1850-1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Ohio County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Selected Residents of Ohio County (1876) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Ohio County (1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, IndianaEvery Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by F. E. Weakley Co.,Publishers, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970.EveryNameIndex.com


 * Weakley, Harraman Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman Co, 2008.)other libraryINTERNET ARCHIVE

Military Records
War of 1812


 * Civil War Soldiers of Ohio County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * African American Veterans in Ohio County (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Ohio 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 Ohio County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized C
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H

Article on the Civil War


 * West, J. Eberle, "Morgan's Raid",(Indiana Magazine of History 20, no. 1 (March 1924): 92-96.)1863,Belmont County, Ohio (St. Clairesville)Abstract and Bibliographic Informationarticle PDF

World War I

World War II

County Courthouse
Ohio County Courthouse 413 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone 812.438.2610 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, and court records from 1844.

Family History Centers

 * Northern Kentucky Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

Vital Records

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

Marriage Records

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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

 * 1858-1915 - Ohio County Birth Index 1858-1915 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.


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