Cass County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Cass County

County Courthouse
Cass County Courthouse 103 Cass County Government Bldg Logansport, IN 46947-3114 Phone:. 219.753.7740 County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1892, divorce and court records from 1894. County Auditor has land records.

History

 * Helm, Thomas B. History of Cass County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. Owensboro, Ky: Cook &amp; McDowell, 1980. 977.286 H2b Google Book  other library  Internet Archive


 * Powell, Jehu Z. History of Cass County Indiana, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time: With Biographical Sketches and Reference to Biographies Previously Compiled ... Vol. 1 and 2. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1972.) 977.286 H2p    Vol. 2 Internet Archive other library


 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.) other library   Hathi Trust Digital Library

Parent County
1828--Cass County was created 18 December 1828 from Carroll County. County seat: Logansport 

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Fulton
 * Howard
 * Miami
 * Pulaski
 * White

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Cass County, Indiana - INGenWeb

Census

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Cass County, Indiana (1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Cass County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Cass County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Cass County Military - INGenWeb


 * - see - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
 * Cass County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Cass County who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Clark County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Clark County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized Company F
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, and I
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, G, H, and K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book

Helm, Thomas B. "Military History" Chapter 5 in History of Cass County, Indiana: give name, regiment and company. (Owensboro, Ky: Cook McDowell, 1980.) page 125-190  977.286 H2h  Google Book  Internet Archive

Powell, Jehu Z., "Military History" Chapter 13 in History of Cass County Indiana, give name, regiment and company. Vol. 2. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1972.) 977.286 H2p    Vol. 2 Internet Archive other library

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Revolutionary War Soldiers of Cass Co., Ind. (Logansport, Ind: Wolfe, 1976.) 977.2 A1 no. 153 other library

Newspapers

 * Cass County, Indiana: Newspaper Records - Linkpendium

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)


 * Cass County Vital Records - INGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cass County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cass County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Cass County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy