Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Warrick County

Parent County
1813--Warrick County was created 9 March 1813 from Knox County. County seat: Boonville 

Neighboring Counties

 * Daviess County, Kentucky
 * Dubois
 * Gibson
 * Henderson County, Kentucky
 * Pike
 * Spencer
 * Vanderburgh

Cemeteries

 * Bates Hill Cemetery, Newburgh BillionGraves
 * Massey Cemetery, Boonville BillionGraves
 * Morrison Cemetery, Lynnville BillionGraves

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Warrick County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Residents of Warrick County (1881) ($, Indiana Genalogical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

Military Records
War of 1812


 * African American Veterans in Warrick County, Indiana (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Warrick 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 Warrick County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B and F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Warrick County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Books


 * Haas, Garland A. 1997. To the mountain of fire and beyond: the Fifty-Third Indiana Regiment from Corinth to glory. (Carmel, Ind: Guild Press of Indiana.) 977.23 M2h FHL US/CAN Book other libraries


 * "Military History" Chapter 7 in History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 92-112)FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

County Courthouse
Warrick County Courthouse 107 W Locust Street Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812.897.6160

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce, court and probate records from 1813. County Records has land records.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Warrick County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Warrick County, Indiana Web Sites

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