Hancock County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Hancock County

Guide to Hancock County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed January 26, 1827 from Madison County
 * County Seat:  Greenfield
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Madison (north)·Henry (east)·Rush (southeast)·Shelby (south)·Marion (west)·Hamilton (northwest)



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
For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

Cemeteries

 * Cauldwell (Jackson) Cemetery
 * Gillium Chapel (Methodist) Cemetery
 * McCordsville-I.O.O.F. Cemetery
 * Reeves (Mount Gilead) Cemetery
 * Simmons Cemetery
 * Wynn Cemetery

Local Histories

 * Richman, George J.History of Hancock County, Indiana; Its People, Industries and Institutions. (Greenfield, Ind: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co, 1916.) 977.258 H2r FHL US/CAN Book    other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books
 * Hancock County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium

Maps

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

Military Records

 * Veterans in Hancock County, Indiana (1886) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Mexican War, 1846-1848

 * Men of Hancock County in The Mexican -Genealogy Trailss

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from Hancock 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 Hancock County


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company G
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, G, and Reorganized Company G
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Company G
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 69th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, and D
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies F, and I
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and I

Civil War Sources for Hancock County


 * Men of Hancock County in The Civil War - Genealogy Trails


 * "Military Annals" Chapter 7 in Richman, George J.History of Hancock County, Indiana; Its People, Industries and Institutions. (Greenfield, Ind: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co, 1916.) (page 255-328 Regiment, Company, Name)  977.258 H2r FHL US/CAN Book    other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE   Google books

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

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Hancock County - Ancestry.com ($) [http://genealogytrails.com/ind/hancock/rollhonor.html


 * 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
 * Residents of Hancock County, Indiana Who Served in World War I ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

World War II, 1941-1945

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

Newspapers
Many Hancock County residents were covered in the Knightstown Banner. See their obituary archive and genealogy columns at http://thebanneronline.com/

School Records

 * Graduates of Mount Comfort High School (1902-1929) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Wilkinson High School (1898-1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers for Hancock County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Repositories
See also a List of Indiana Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse 9 E Main Street Greenfield, IN 46140 Phone: 317.462.1109

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828. County Recorder has land records. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.

Family History Centers

 * Fishers Indiana Family History Center

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

Marriage Records

 * 1828-1836Hancock County, Indiana Marriages

Genealogy Trails


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$
 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death 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, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * Hancock 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.
 * Hancock County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hancock County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)