Monroe County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1818--Monroe County Indiana was created 14 January 1818 from Orange County. County seat: Bloomington

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Greene
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Morgan
 * Owen

Local Histories

 * Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Monroe 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 Monroe County.


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 112th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company I
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, and E
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) page 413-451, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Web Sites

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