Lake County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Lake County

County Courthouse
Lake County Courthouse 2293 N Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307 Phone: 219.755.3440

County Health Department has birth and death records; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1837; County Recorder has land Records

Parent County
1836--Lake County was created 28 January 1836 from Porter and Newton Counties. County seat: Crown Point

Neighboring Counties

 * Cook County, Illinois
 * Jasper
 * Kankakee County, Illinois
 * Newton
 * Porter
 * Will County, Illinois

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Lake County Likpendium

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Lake County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Register of Farms in Lake County, Indiana (1914-1966) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Gary, Lake County, Indiana (1909) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Gary
 * South Shore

Local Histories

 * Transcribed Lake County History Book


 * History of Lake County Linkpendium


 * Howat, William Frederick, and A. G. Lundquist. A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region. Agawan, (MA: Bridgeport National Bindery, 2008.) Vol. 1 FHL US/CAN Film 982474 Item 2  Vol. 2 FHL US/CAN Film 1597811 Item 7    other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Ball, T. H. (Timothy Horton), 1826-1913. Lake County, Indiana, from 1834 to 1872. 2007. FHL US/CAN Film 934910 Item 3  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, and Charles Blanchard. Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1882.) FHL US/CAN Film 934917 Item 1       other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Military Records and Histories Linkpendium
 * Our Civil War Dead - genwebsite
 * INDIANA CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS - genwebsite

Civil War

Civil War service men from Lake 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 Lake County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorgainized Company E, and H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Company K
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Company K
 * 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G

Civil War Books


 * "Our War Record and Progress 1860-1869" Chapter 6 in Ball, T. H. (Timothy Horton), 1826-1913. Lake County, Indiana, from 1834 to 1872. 2007., (page 110-136; Regiment, Companies; Roll of Honor, page 123 - 125) FHL US/CAN Film 934910 Item 3   other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

School Records

 * Graduates of Hammond High School (1926) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

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


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voting Records

 * Qualified Electors in Lake County, Indiana (1890-1892) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Griffith Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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