Miami County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Miami County was named for the Miami tribe, Kentucky. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Miami County Courthouse 25 North Broadway Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 756-472-3901 County Website

Miami County Health Department 35 Court Street Peru, IN, 46970 Health Officer: Christi Redmon, MD Phone: 765-472-3901 Fax: 765-473-6398 Email: [mailto:healthofficer@miamicountyin.gov healthofficer@miamicountyin.gov] Health Department

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1843. Indiana. 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

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust
 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Churches of Miami County at INGenWeb
 * Young People's Christian Association. Historical Committee (Kokomo, Indiana). Mennonite Church history of Howard and Miami counties, Indiana. Mennonite Publishing House, Scottsdale, PA 1916. Online at:FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Peru

Court Records

 * 1843-1903 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1845-1957 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1869 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1880 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1914 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1909-1915 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Complete Record - Bk. A (Aug. 1843-Oct. 1846). By Miami County, Indiana. Miami County, Indiana : Miami County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * General Index, Complete Record, Probate. By Miami County, Indiana. Miami County, Indiana : Miami County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Restored Record, Circuit Court, Miami County. By Miami County, Indiana. Miami County, Indiana : Miami County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Directories

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana 80 W. 6th St. Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 765-473-9631 Website

Funeral Homes

 * Eddy Funeral Homes in Peru.
 * Flowers-Leedy & Allen Funeral Homes in Peru.
 * McClain Funeral Home in Denver.
 * Owen-Weilert-Duncan Funeral Homes in Converse.
 * Riverview Funeral Home in Peru.

Local Histories

 * History of Miami County. 1896. By John H. Stephens. Peru, Indiana : John H. Stephens Pub. House. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.
 * History of Miami County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1914. By Arthur L. Bodurtha. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).
 * History of Miami County Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present. 1887. Chicago : Brant & Fuller. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Index: EveryNameIndex.com, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * Veterans in Miami County, Indiana (1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Miami 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 Miami County.


 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
 * 14th Battery, Indiana Light
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies F, and I
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company H
 * 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and I
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and F
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and D
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * Military History, Chapter 11 in Bodurtha, Arthur L. History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. 2008. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive - Vol. 1; Internet Archive - Vol. 2.

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

Other Records
Voter Records
 * 1850-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana, Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1834-1879 Probate Order Book. By Indiana Probate Court. Peru, Indiana : Miami Probate Court, 1843. Online at:
 * 1843-1851 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1843-1900 Miami County, Indiana, Will Records, 1843-1900. By Slevin, Ruth M. Kokomo, Indiana : Selby Publishing and Printing. 1984. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1843-1913 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1843-1942 Will Record. By Circuit and Probate Court, and Court of Common Pleas. Peru, Indiana : Clerk of Courts, 1843. Online at:
 * 1853-1914 (*); Court of Common Pleas and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1889-1925 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * General Index, Complete Record, Probate. By Circuit Court. Peru, Indiana : Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1843-1914. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Restored Record, Circuit Court, Miami County. By Circuit Court and Clerk's Office. Miami County, Indiana : Miami County, Indiana, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

School Records

 * Students, Teachers, and Alumni of various Schools in Miami County (1886-1963) 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

 * Bakehorn, Ray. Early Birth, Marriage and Death Records of Miami County, Indiana. 1990. S.l: s.n. Available online at: Internet Archive

Marriage

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Huntington Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Kokomo Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Marion Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Huntington City - Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Marion Public Library/ Indiana History and Genealogy Service - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Peru Public Library 102 E. Main St Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 765-473-3069 Email: [mailto:perupubliclibrary@yahoo.com perupubliclibrary@yahoo.com] Website

Societies
Miami County Historical Society and Museum 51 N. Broadway Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 765-473-9183 Email: [mailto:admin@mcmuseum.org admin@mcmuseum.org] Facebook Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana 80 W. 6th St. Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 765-473-9631 Facebook Website

Websites

 * 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, Miami County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * Miami County, Indiana: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More at 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.