Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1821--Morgan County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. County seat: Martinsville

Record Loss
March 1876 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Hendricks
 * Johnson
 * Marion
 * Monroe
 * Owen
 * Putnam

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

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Morgan 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 Morgan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies B, and L
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company F
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and K
 * 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 &amp; Co, 1884.) page 50-80, 977.2 H2b FHL US/CAN Book  other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Martinsville 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.
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)