Jennings County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Jennings County

County Courthouse
Jennings County Courthouse 275 E Main Street N. Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: 812.346.5907

County Clerk has marriage and probate records County Recorder has land records County Health Department has birth and death records

Parent County
1816--Jennings County was created 27 December 1816 from Jefferson and Jackson Counties. County seat: Vernon

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartholomew
 * Decatur
 * Jackson
 * Jefferson
 * Ripley
 * Scott

Census

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Jennings County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Jennings County Historical Society (Ind.). 2005. Jennings County, Indiana, 1816-1999. (Paducah, KY: Turner Pub.)  other libraries   Google books


 * History of Jennings County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Jennings County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
 * African American Veterans in Jennings County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * World War I ( The Great War ), 1914-1918


 * 1) Gold Star Honor Roll (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * 2) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Jennings County (Source: Explore Ancestry.com) ($)


 * World War II


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

Civil War

Civil War service men from Jennings 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 Jennings County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Companies G, and I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and L
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company A
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and K
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

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
 * North Vernon Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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