White County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed February 1834 from Carroll County.
 * County Seat:  Monticello

Description
The county was named for Isaac White of Equality, Illinois who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. White was a Colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a Private in the Indiana militia in the march against Prophetstown. The county seat is Monticello and the county was organized on 1834. The County is located in the Northwest part of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Jasper •  Pulaski  •  Cass  •  Carrol  •  Tippecanoe  •  Benton

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for White County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * Arthur, Carrie, Edna Bierrum, and Berniece Drybread. 1973.Index to counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and biographical. (Winamac, Indiana: The Pulaski County Genealogical Society.) 977.29 H2w FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries


 * Counties of White and Pulaski, historical and biographical, pub. by F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, 1883., Internet Archive


 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988,, Other Libraries, Vol. 1 Google Books, Vol.2 Google Books


 * Hamelle, William H. 1977. A standard history of White County, Indiana: an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) 977.293 H2h FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Civil War
Civil War service men from White 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 White County.


 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies B, and D
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K and Reorganized Company K
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, and G (Company E "The Monticello Rifles")
 * 63th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and G
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and G
 * 116th Regiment (6 months, 1863-4), Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies K, and G
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for White County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Book


 * "Military Matters" Chapter 11 in Hamelle, William H. 1977. A standard history of White County, Indiana: an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 176-191),977.293 H2h FHL US/CAN Book,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive

Civil War Databases


 * Residents of White County Who Died in the Civil War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

World War I

 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records

 * Selected School Records of Wolcott, White County, Indiana (1898-1927) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers for White County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
White County Courthouse 110 North Main Street PO Box 350 Monticello, IN 47960 Phone: 219.583.7032 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1834. County Recorder has land records. County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.

Family History Centers

 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.

Societies
White County Historical Society 101 South Bluff Street Monticello, IN 47860 Telephone Number: 574-583-3998 E-mail: [mailto:museum@lightstreamin.com museum@lightstreamin.com] Website

Anson Wolcott Historical Society PO Box 242 Wolcott, IN 47995 Telephone Number: 219-279-2951 Website

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * White County, Indiana Genealogy, History and Facts
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb, White County
 * INGenWeb, White County
 * , White County
 * White County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)