Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, a famous antebellum American statesman. The county seat is Frankfort. Clinton County was organized in March 1, 1830. The County is located in the Mid-central part of the state. 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:

Neighboring Counties
Carroll •  Howard  •  Tipton  •  Hamilton  •  Boone  •  Montgomery  •  Tippecanoe

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Biographies

 * A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Indiana. 1895. Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co. Online at: Hathitrust; Internet Archive.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries - Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories
Online County Histories
 * History of Clinton County - Linkpendium


 * History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1886. Chicago, Illinois : Interstate. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Internet Archive; Google Books;.
 * History of Clinton County, Indiana. By Joseph Claybaugh. 1913. Indianapolis, Ind. : A.W. Bowen & Company. Online at: Internet Archive;.

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Clinton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Clinton County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, F, and H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C F, and H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, I, K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Slavery, And Indiana In The War Of The Rebellion" and "The Civil War" Chapter 9 in History of Clinton County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens : Also a Condensed History of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) page 144-198; 373-393; 977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 265 Courthouse Square Frankfort IN 46041 Phone: 765.659.6335

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1830, divorce and court records from 1888. County Recorder has has land records.

Libraries

 * Frankfort Community Public Library 208 West Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone 765-654-8746 Website

Museums

 * Clinton County Historical Society & Museum 301 E. Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone: 765-659-2030 Fax: 765-654-7773 Email: [mailto:cchsm@geetel.net cchsm@geetel.net] Website

Societies

 * Clinton County Historical Society & Museum 301 E. Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone: 765-659-2030 Fax: 765-654-7773 Email: [mailto:cchsm@geetel.net cchsm@geetel.net] Website
 * Clinton County Genealogical Society Frankfort Community Public Library 208 West Clinton Street Frankfort, IN 46041 Phone 765-654-8746 Email: [mailto:clintoncogensoc@gmail.com clintoncogensoc@gmail.com] Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Kokomo Indiana Family History Center

School Records

 * Graduates of Kirklin High School (1901-1927) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Kirklin High School (1951) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Students and Teachers of Frankfort High School (1922) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Marriage records Book H-7 (1882-1888) - INGenWeb

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)