Monroe County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Monroe County

County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse 100 W 5th St; PO Box 547 Bloomington, IN 47402-0547 Phone: 812.349.2600 County Clerk has marriage, divorce and court records from 1818 probate records from 1831; County Health Departmetn has birth, death and burial records from 1882; County Recorder has land records

Parent County
1818--Monroe County Indiana was created 14 January 1818 from Orange County. County seat: Bloomington

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Greene
 * Jackson
 * Lawrence
 * Morgan
 * Owen

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Monroe County - Linkpendium
 * Monroe County Cemeteries - USAGenWeb

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Monroe County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Land

 * Earliest Landowners in Monroe County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey &amp; Co, 1884.) 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Monroe County - Linkpendium
 * Monroe County History - USGenWeb

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military
War of 1812

Hopkins, T. M. Reminiscences of Col. John Ketcham of Monroe County, Indiana(Salt Lake City, Utah 1989) pages 23


 * Monroe County in the Mexican-American War
 * William M. Alexander Civil War Pension File
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Monroe County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
 * African American Veterans in Monroe County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * World War I


 * 1) Gold Star Honor Roll A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in World War I - 1914-1918 (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * 2) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Monroe County (Source: Explore Ancestry.com) ($)


 * World War II


 * 1) Monroe County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy )

Civil War

Civil War service men from Monroe 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 Monroe County.


 * 9th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 50th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 112th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company I
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, and E
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" in Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 1884.) page 413-451, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book other library INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Index to Draft Enrollment List for Monroe County, Indiana (1862) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate

 * Index to Will Records for Monroe County, Indiana (1818-1904) (members only database, 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)


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


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bloomington Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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