Henry County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Delaware New Purchase in 1822.
 * County Seat: New Castle

Neighboring Counties
Madison •  Delaware  •  Randolph  •  Wayne  •  Fayette  •  Rush  •  Hancock

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
February 1864--Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Cemeteries

 * Henry County Cemetery Links


 * Cemeteries of Henry County - Linkpendium


 * Cemeteries of Henry County -INGenWeb

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Henry County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Henry County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

 * Henry County Church Links

Court Records

 * Henry County, Indiana court records 1825-28  INTERNET ARCHIVE  1829-35  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Henry County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text published by Inter-State Publishing Company, 1884; reprinted in 1966 by Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. Pages 1-244 were not reprinted and included Indiana and national history and no Henry County history.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Hazzard, George. 1906. Hazzard's history of Henry county, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher.) 977.264 H2h volumes 1 and 2   other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE vol.1     Google books Vol.2


 * Cline &amp; McHaffie. 1873. The People's guide, a business, political, and religious directory of Henry Co., Ind. : together with a collection of very important documents and statistics connected with our moral, political and scientific history : also, a historical sketch of Henry County, and a brief history of each township. 977.264 E4c FHL US/CAN Book    INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books


 * Histories of Henry County - Linkpendium


 * Black History of Henry County Indiana - Henry County Genealogical Services

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Henry County Military History Henry County Genealogical Services
 * Henry County Military History INGENWEB
 * African American Veterans in Henry County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Henry 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 Henry County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, company F
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and F
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and I
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and K
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies E, and G
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books 


 * Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher, 1906.) Google books


 * "Civil War" Chapter 2 thur Chapter 30 in Hazzard, George. 1906. Hazzard's history of Henry county, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher.), (page 50-676, Regiment, Companies, Name's), 977.264 H2h v. 2    other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE vol.1     Vol.2

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Voter Registration

 * EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Henry County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Henry County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

School Records

 * Students and Teachers of Middletown High School (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Mooreland High School (1917) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of New Castle High School (1931) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Rich Square Acadamy, Lewisville (1888-1891) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Courthouse
Henry County; 101 S Main St; New Castle, IN 47362; Ph. 765.529.6401 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b &amp; d rec from 1882; Co Clk, has m, div, pro &amp; ct rec from 1822; Co Redr has land rec from 1823 &amp; cem deeds from 1925)

Societies
Henry County Historical Society Museum 606 S. 14th St. New Castle, IN 47362-3339 Telephone Number: 765-529-4028 Website

Henry County Historical Society 606 South 14th Street New Castle, IN 47362 Telephone Number: 765-529-4082 E-mail: [mailto:henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Middletown Fall Creek Township Historical Society 559 Locust St PO Box 63 Middletown, IN 47356-0063 Telephone Number: 765-354-2000 E-mail:[mailto:contact@middletownhistory.us contact@middletownhistory.us] Website

Kennard Historical Society 750 Oak Blvd. Greenfield, IN 46140-1465

Family History Centers

 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center

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

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * Henry County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook