Cass County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Cass 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 18 December 1828 from unorgainized territory (Carroll)&lt;
 * County Seat:  Logansport

Description
The county was named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass, who was one of the commissioners of the United States, and did much to consummate the treaties with the Indians, by which the Government became the possessor of the lands that now constitute the county. It's county seat is Logansport and was founded December 18, 1838. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state. 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:

Neighboring Counties
Pulaski • Fulton •  Miami •  Howard •  Carroll •  White

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.

Census Records

 * Index of Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Cass County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Cass County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Cass County, Indiana (1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories
Online County Histories
 * Cass County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium


 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. 2 Vols. 1898. Chicago, Illinois : The Lewis Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library - Vol. 1; Hathitrust - Vol. 1 & 2; Internet Archive - Vol. 1; Google Books - Vol. 1; Google Books - Vol. 2;.
 * History of Cass County, Indiana. By Thomas B. Helm. 1878. Chicago, Illinois : Kingman Brothers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Google Books;.
 * History of Cass County, Indiana : From the Earliest Time to the Present. Edited by Thomas B. Helm. 1886.  Chicago : Brant & Fuller.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Google Books; Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Cass County, Indiana : From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 2 Vols. Edited by Jehu Z. Powell. 1972. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. (Reprint of original published: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Inc., 1913.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Hathitrust; Internet Archive - Vol. 1; Internet Archive - Vol. 2; Google Books - Vol. 1; Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Logansport and Cass County. By Graham Taber. [19--]. [S.l.] : Pharos-Tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Cass County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Cass County Military - INGenWeb


 * - see - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
 * Cass County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Cass County who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Powell, Jehu Z., "Military History" Chapter 13 in History of Cass County Indiana, give name, regiment and company. Vol. 2. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1972.) 977.286 H2p    Vol. 2 Internet Archive other library

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Revolutionary War Soldiers of Cass Co., Ind. (Logansport, Ind: Wolfe, 1976.) 977.2 A1 no. 153 other library

Civil War
Civil War service men from Clark County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Clark County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized Company F
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, and I
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, G, H, and K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book

Helm, Thomas B. "Military History" Chapter 5 in History of Cass County, Indiana: give name, regiment and company. (Owensboro, Ky: Cook McDowell, 1980.) page 125-190  977.286 H2h  Google Book  Internet Archive

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

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Cass County, Indiana: Newspaper Records - Linkpendium

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

Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse 103 Cass County Government Bldg Logansport, IN 46947-3114 Phone:. 219.753.7740 County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1892, divorce and court records from 1894. County Auditor has land records.

Societies
Cass County Genealogical Society PO Box 373 Logansport, IN 46947

Cass County Historical Society 1004 E. Market St. Logansport, IN 46947 Telephone Number: 574-753-3866 E-mail: [mailto:cchistoricalsoc@frontier.com cchistoricalsoc@frontier.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Vital Records

 * Cass County Vital Records - INGenWeb

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1903-1908, 1920-1942 - Cass County Marriage Index 1903-1908 and 1920-1942 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images

Websites

 * Cass County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cass County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cass County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)