Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 7 February 1835from La Grange County.
 * County Seat:  Angola

Neighboring Counties
La Grange •  Noble  •  DeKalb  •  Williams  •  Hillsdale  •  Branch

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Steuben County - Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries,


 * History of Steuben County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
 * Maps for Steuben County - INGenWeb

Military Records
War of 1812

Civil War 1861-1865


 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Steuben County, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE

Civil War service men from Steuben 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 Steuben County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and C,
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization), Company E
 * 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I

CIVIL WAR BOOKS


 * Carpenter, Jesse H. 1889. The war for the Union, 1861-1865 a record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben County, Indiana, and history of veteran organizations and kindred associations. (S.l: s.n.), (Regiment, Companies, Names; Roll Of Honor, page 42- 48) FHL US/CAN Film 547227 Item 6,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive, Allen County Library


 * "The Civil War" Chapter 5 in History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.), (page 339 - 406, Regiment, Companies) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries,

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918


 * A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 Genealogy Trails History Group
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Steuben County Ancestry.com ($)

World War II, 1941-1945


 * Steuben County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy

Occupations

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

Other Records

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Court House
Steuben County Courthouse 55 South Public Square Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-1000 Website

Family History Centers

 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the Family History Center directory.

Societies
Fremont Historical Society PO Box 509 Fremont, IN 46737-0509 Telephone Number: 260-495-4711

Steuben County Genealogical Society PO Box 884 Angola, IN 46703-0884 E-mail: [mailto:bcmgleason@verizon.net bcmgleason@verizon.net] Website

Steuben County Historical Society Cyrus and Jennie Cline Memorial Museum 313 E. Maumee St. Angola, IN 46703 Telephone Number: 260-665-5060 Website

Steuben County Historical Society 75 Lane 150c Lake James Angola, IN 46703

Steuben County Historical Society 127 Powers St. Angola, IN 46703

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry.com $


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Index of Deaths in Steuben County, Indiana (1831-1938) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

 * Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * INGenWeb, Steuben County
 * USGenWeb, Steuben County
 * , Steuben County
 * Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)