Madison County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Madison County was named for James Madison, co-author of The Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse 16 East 9th Street Anderson, IN 46016 Phone: 765-641-9457 County Website

Madison County Health Department 206 East 9th Street Anderson, IN, 46016 Health Officer: Stephen Wright, MD Phone Number: 765-641-9523 Email: sgrimes@madisoncounty.in.gov Health Department

County Health Department has birth records from 1891 and death records from 1895. County Clerk has marriage records from 1884, divorce, probate and court records from 1880. County Auditor has land records from 1867. County Board of Health has school records 1904-1932. 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
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1973. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic, Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive.
 * Atlas and Directory of Madison County, Indiana : including a directory of freeholders ... . by The American Atlas Company (1894-1901). Cleveland, Ohio. Online at: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Digital Collection.
 * Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana, 1897, by Forkner, John La Rue, 1844-1926; Dyson, Byron H., 1849-1925. Publisher Anderson, Ind. [Longansport, Ind., Press of Wilson, Humphreys & co.]. Online at: Internet Archive

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Occupations
 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Frankton, Madison County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Cemeteries
The following information maybe of help:
 * Emment (Doty) Cemetery at Allen County Public Library
 * Fausset Cemetery at Allen County Public Library

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for Madison County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1880-1921 (*); Circuit Court and County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1895-1921 (*); Superior Court and County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1891-1892 Anderson, Indiana, City Directory, 1891 - 1892 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Funeral Homes

 * Brown-Butz-Diedring in Anderson.
 * Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home in Elwood.
 * Dunnichay Funeral Homes in Elwood.
 * Glazebrooks Funeral Services in Anderson.
 * Hersberger-Bozell Funeral Home in Lapel.
 * Keller Mortuary Services in Lapel.
 * L. C. May Funeral Services in Anderson.
 * Legacy Cremation & Funeral Services in Anderson.
 * Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory in Anderson.
 * Owens Memorial Services in Summitville.
 * Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service in Anderson.
 * Whetsel Funeral Service in Alexandria.
 * Wilson St. Pierre Lahm Chapel in Pendleton.

Local Histories

 * Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. 1897. By John L. Forkner and Byron H. Dyson. Anderson, Indiana : J.L. Forkner. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of Madison County, Indiana. 1971. By Thomas B. Helms. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; . Reprint of the 1880 ed. published by Kingman Brothers, Chicago.
 * History of Madison County, Indiana; a Narrative Account of its Historical Progress. 1970. By J.L.R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2;  . Reprint of original published: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1914.
 * History of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874. 1874. By Samuel Harden. Markleville, Ind, n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Atlases for Madison County at University Library (IUPUI)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Veterans in Madison County (1886) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Madison 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 Madison County.


 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Companies A, and F
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies A, and H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies A, and K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 18th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and F
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, G, and I
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books:
 * History of Madison County, Indiana; a narrative account of its historical progress. 1970. By J.L.R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive. Military History, Chapter 17.

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 ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1879-1920 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Madison County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1880-1918 (*); Indiana. Circuit Court (Madison County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Students, Teachers and Selected Alumni/Graduates of Madison County Schools (1918, 1921, 1923-4, 1927, 1930-1, 1933, 1942, 1955) 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.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, (Free collection)
 * 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

 * Anderson Indiana Family History Center
 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center
 * Anderson Indiana Public Library - Main Branch - an affiliate library.
 * Hamilton East Public Library - Fishers - an affiliate library.
 * Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.

Libraries
North Madison County Public Library System Elwood Public Library 1600 Main Street Elwood, IN 46036 Phone: 765-552-5001 Website

Societies
Alexandria Monroe Township Historical Society & Museum 313 N Harrison St Alexandria, IN 46001 Phone: 765-490-0081 Email: [mailto:alexhistoricalsociety@gmail.com alexhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website The museum has many artifacts and a very extensive research library (the Draper Library). Elwood Pipecreek Genealogy Society P.O. Box 302 Elwood, IN 46036 Website Serving the needs of genealogists in Elwood, Pipecreek Township and Northern Madison County, Indiana. Madison County Historical Society P.O. Box 696 15 W 11th St Anderson, IN 46015-0696 Phone: 765-683-0052 Email: [mailto:madisonchs10@gmail.com madisonchs10@gmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Madison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * 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. Scroll the list.
 * INGenWeb, Madison County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb, Madison County.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * – 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.