Indiana County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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

Description
The county is located in the midwest-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Indiana County Courthouse 825 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701 Phone: 724-465-3805 Prothonotary/Clerk of Court Phone: 724-465-3855 Email:  pcc@indianacountypa.gov Register of Wills/Recorder of Deeds/Clerk of Orphan's Court  Phone: 724-465-3860 Indiana County Website Prothonotary and Clerk Courts have divorce, land, and court records from 1807, and naturalization records 1806-1958 Register of Wills has probate 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:

Cemeteries

 * ca.1700-ca.1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images (incomplete)

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1620-1991  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Indiana County Churches and Church Records, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Project

County-wide Database - Multi-denominational


 * 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $


 * Contains church records of:
 * Canoe: United Church of Christ - Hungarian Reformed
 * Homer City: Brush Valley United Methodist Church
 * Saltsburg: Saltsburg United Presbyterian Church

Catholic
 * "100 Years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843 -1943," Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1. . Chronology, map, county-by-county information.

Presbyterian This denomination arrived in the Indiana area in the early 1800s.

First United Presbyterian Church, Homer City


 * 1874-1883 First United Presbyterian Church, Homer City, Marriage Index 1874-1883 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1874-1898 First United Presbyterian Church, Homer City, Baptism Index 1874-1898 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

First United Presbyterian Church, Indiana


 * 1819-1875 First United Presbyterian Church, Indiana, Baptism Index 1819-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1865-1877 First United Presbyterian Church, Indiana, Marriage Index 1865-1877 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Presbyterian Church, Homer City


 * 1870-1875 Presbyterian Church, Homer City, Baptism Index 1874-1898 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1875-1886 Presbyterian Church, Homer City, Marriage Index 1875-1886 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Presbyterian Church, Indiana

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1844-1911 Presbyterian Church, Indiana, Baptism Index 1844-1911 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1884 Presbyterian Church, Indiana, Marriage Index 1852-1884 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batches.
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1798-1828  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Alphabet index then by numbered entry
 * 1900-1923  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1952-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Guardianship

 * 1803-1870 Index to Orphans' Court Records
 * 1807-1881 Court Dockets

Land and Property Records
Land records in Indiana County began in 1803. These records are filed with the Register and Recorder office in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1803-1928 Deed Books, 1807-1892; Index, 1803-1928.  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1803-1969 Mortgage Index  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1948–present The Register and Recorder offers access to indexes. Check their web page for current information about their online search options.
 * Indiana County Land Warrants at Indiana County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

Landowner Maps
 * Beers, F.W. Atlas of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, 1998. Original published New York F.W. Beers, 1871.

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania. 1891. Ed. by Samuel T. Wiley. Philadelphia [J.M. Gresham & co.].  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1880. 1880. By John A. Caldwell. Newark, Ohio : J.A. Caldwell. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books;.
 * Indiana County, Pennsylvania; her People, Past and Present. 2 volumes. 1913. By J.T. Stewart. Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers & Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; . Index: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1865-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * Civil War Rosters at Indiana County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

World War II
 * 1933-1947  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1806 -1902 Naturalization Index – index to certificates granted; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1885 -1906 – includes index; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1903 -1906 Naturalization Docket – petitions, oaths of witnesses, and court orders with index; images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Newspapers
Newspapers of Indiana County

Online Newspapers

To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.


 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers

Online Newspaper Abstracts
 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
 * USGenWeb Newspaper Articles from Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Obituaries

 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
 * USGenWeb Obituaries

Obituary Excerpts and Abtracts


 * Given, James, A Register of the Names of those Married, baptized, and Received to the Communion of the Church (SLC, Utah, 1966) Marriages in a newspaper clipping.
 * Haver, Fern Rebecca and Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania), Obituaries from the Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania):1987-1993 (SLC, Utah, 1995)
 * Obituaries of South Bend and surrounding Areas 1960 -1970 - 1980: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; Indiana County, Pennsylvania: probably copied from Simpson's Daily Leader Times newspaper (200-?)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1803-1915 Indiana County Probate Records - at FamilySearch
 * 1803-1870 Index to Orphans' Court Records  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1806-1850 Wills, Index and Abstracts  - microreproduction of original at the Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society, created by the Indiana county clerk - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1807-1881 Court Dockets  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1807-1917 Will Books  - indexed by volume; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1850-1869 Accounts  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * Fisher, Charles A. Wills and Administrations of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Including Wills and Administrations of Union, Mifflin and Indiana Counties 1950. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Abstracts and index.
 * Samuelsen, David W. Indiana County, Pennsylvania Will Testators Index SAMBUPCO. Index free, $ for copies of will.
 * Indiana County Wills and Estate Records at Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

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.

Birth
Birth records for Indiana County began in 1893. The Indiana County Clerk of the Orphan's Court maintains the birth records from 1893–1906. To obtain a copy of birth record in the 1893–1906 time period you may contact the Register and Recorder at the Indiana County Courthouse.


 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Births, Marriages and Deaths of Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland cos., Pa., 1852-1854abstracted by K.T.H. McFarland. This book is available  and at the Family History Library – 
 * 1852-1856 Indiana County Birth Index 1852-1856 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1856 Birth Records of Indiana County, Pennsylvania  Filmed at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
 * 1852-1856 Births, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Microfilm of typescript in Indiana County Courthouse,  - *1803-1870 Index to Orphans' Court Records  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1806-1850 Wills, Index and Abstracts - microreproduction of original at the Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society, created by the Indiana county clerk - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1807-1881 Court Dockets - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1807-1917 Will Books - indexed by volume; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1850 1869 Accounts - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1876-1905 Abstracts - Delayed Birth Certificates at USGenWeb Archives, information for several people born between 1876 and 1905.
 * 1893-1906 Registration of Births, v.1-2  The birth records for Indiana County were microfilmed by FamilySearch. Some microfilm may be available at a local FamilySearch Center.
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1942-1976 Delayed Birth Certificates  The birth records for Indiana County were microfilmed by FamilySearch. Some microfilm may be available at a local FamilySearch Center.
 * 1956-1962 Indiana County Birth Index 1956-1962 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * Delayed Birth Certificate Abstracts at Indiana County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

Marriage
Indiana County began recording marriages in 1885 although some registrations took place from 1852 -1854. Marriage licenses from 1885 are available from the Indiana County courthouse.


 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1677-1950   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1709-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1856 Indiana County Marriage Index 1852-1856 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1856 Registration of Marriages
 * 1885-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885-1916; 1885-1979 Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Index to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1979 (Indiana County, Pennsylvania) –
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1852-1856 Registration of Deaths  These county death records were microfilmed by FamilySearch. They are available through Family History Centers and at the Pennsylvania State Archives.
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1893-1906 Indiana County Death Index 1893-1906 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1906 Registration of Deaths  These county death records were microfilmed by FamilySearch. They are available through Family History Centers.
 * Early Deaths of Indiana County – Treasures of the Past on Rootsweb

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary.

Archives

 * National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 website

Family History Centers

 * Indiana Pennsylvania Family History Center

Societies

 * Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County 200 S. 6th Street and Wayne Avenue Indiana, PA 15701 Phone: 724-463-9600 Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Indiana County PA Genealogy
 * – 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.