Dearborn County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1803--Dearborn County was created 7 March 1803 from Clark County. County seat: Lawrenceburg 

Record Loss
March 1826 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone County, Kentucky
 * Butler County, Ohio
 * Franklin
 * Hamilton County, Ohio
 * Ohio
 * Ripley
 * Switzerland

Cemeteries
Dearborn Cemetery Locator gives the names alphabetically, the Indiana State Library book call number, and if there is a Website, the URL. You can search a particular county by clicking on the button "New Search" and typing in the county name.

Local Histories
A short history of Dearborn County is located here.

Societies and Libraries
The Dearborn Public Library has a genealogy section with a resident genealogist available to do one hour free research of their records. The Web site lists what records are available for searching.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog