Franklin County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1810--Franklin County was created 27 November 1810 from Dearborn, Clark and Jefferson Counties. County seat: Brookville

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler County, Ohio
 * Dearborn
 * Decatur
 * Fayette
 * Hamilton County, Ohio
 * Ripley
 * Rush
 * Union

Diaries
Jerome Wiley's Journal Franklin County, Indiana 1841-1891

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b 977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE
 * Reifel, August J. History of Franklin County, Indiana; Her People, Industries and Institutions. (Indianapolis, Ind: B.F. Bowen, 1915.) FHL US/CAN Film 934904 Item 3   other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Franklin 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 Franklin County


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company A
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reoganized B
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, anf H
 * 68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, G, H, and I
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, D, I, and K
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and B

Probate
Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of the estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of any dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. While probate records are one of the most accurate sources of genealogical evidence, they have limitations.

The Circuit Court has responsibility for the probate records of Franklin County.

The following Franklin County probate records have been indexed and abstracted:


 * Franklin County Inventories provides transcribed probate inventories indexed by date.
 * The University of Mary Washington has indexed and transcribed probate inventories for Dearborn, Franklin, and Ripley counties.

Web Sites

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