Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Warrick County was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Warrick County Courthouse 107 W Locust St Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812-897-6160 County Website

Warrick County Health Department 107 W Locust St, Suite 204 Boonville, IN, 47601 Health Officer: Ricky Yeager, DO Phone: 812-897-6105 Fax: 812-897-6104 Health Department

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. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

Populated Places
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:

Biographies

 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. Chicago, IL, Goodspeed Bros & Co, Publishing. 1885. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; GoogleBook; Warrick County, Indiana Family Biographies at My Genealogy Hound
 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * African American Veterans in Warrick County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($) The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Warrick County (1860, 1870) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Warrick County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Selected Residents of Warrick County (1880, 1881) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * County Officials of Warrick County (1813-1884) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Warrick and its Prominent People. 1909. By Monte M. Katterjohn. Boonville, Indiana : Crescent Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana. 1885. Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

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

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
 * History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. Chicago, IL, Goodspeed Bros & Co, Publishing. 1885. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1750-1993  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers
Evansville Indiana Family History Center 8020 E Covert Ave Evansville IN 47715 812-477-3866 E-mail: [mailto:IN_Evansville@familyhistorymail.org IN_Evansville@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Museums
Warrick County Museum, Inc. 217 South First Street Boonville, IN 47601 Phone 812-897-3100 E-mail:[mailto:wcmuseum@wowway.biz wcmuseum@wowway.biz] Facebook Website

Societies

 * Warrick County Historical Society PO Box 581 Boonville IN 47601-0581 Facebook

Websites

 * Warrick County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb, Warrick County
 * INGenWeb, Warrick County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.