Greene County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Greene County

Parent County
1821--Greene County was created 5 January 1821 from Daviess and Sullivan Counties. County seat: Bloomfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Daviess
 * Knox
 * Lawrence
 * Martin
 * Monroe
 * Owen
 * Sullivan

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Linton

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Greene County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library   Family History Archives


 * "The History of Greene County Indiana 1884"

Military

 * African American Veterans in Greene County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Greene 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 Greene County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company I
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company H
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companied A, D, and E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compank K
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, G, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company A
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, G, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Military History of Greence County" Chaper 8, 9, 10, in Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884. ( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) (page 115-181, Regiment, Companies, Names), 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library   Family History Archives

Other Records

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Linton 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.
 * Greene County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greene County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)