Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Sullivan 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 30 December 1816 from Knox County.
 * County Seat:  Sullivan

Neighboring Counties
Knox •  Greene  •  Clay  •  Vigo  •  Crawford  •  Clark

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
February 1850 -- Courthouse burned and all records except wills from 1841 were destroyed.

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Sullivan County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Farmers of Sullivan County, Indiana (1896) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) Other Libraries


 * History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana; reprint, Newell, Iowa : Bireline, 1983. 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN


 * Sullivan County, Indiana, Index of Names, compiled by Judy Pirtle, Sullivan County Historical Society, 1981. Indexes names of persons and firms from a number of books (see page 2).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana

Military Records
War of 1812

Mexican War


 * 2nd Regiment, Company H

Civil War

Civil War service men from Sullivan 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 Sullivan County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies D, K, and L
 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, G, and K
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books


 * Booth, Louise. Waiting for the Moment. (Villa Park, Calif: D.R. Booth Associates, 1983.) 977.241 H2b copy 2 FHL US/CAN Book, Other Libraries


 * "County Military History" Chapter 8 (Part III) in History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana; reprint, Newell, Iowa : Bireline, 1983. 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN. ; 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN,

World War I

World War II

Newspapers

 * Index to Obituaries for Sullivan County (1870-1905) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Index to Will Books for Sullivan County (1850-1940) ($), Indiana Genealogical Society

School Records

 * Alumni of New Lebanon High School (1911-1924) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of New Lebanon High School (1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square #304 Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812.268.4657

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1850.

Family History Centers

 * Linton Indiana Family History Center

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

Libraries
Sullivan County Public Library Genealogy/Local History Dept. 100 S. Crowder St. Sullivan, IN 47882 Website Donna K. Adams - Genealogist

Societies
Sullivan County Genealogical Society PO Box 3266 Sullivan, IN 47882

Sullivan County Historical Society 10 S. Court St. Sullivan, IN 47882-1510 Telephone Number: 812-268-6253

Wabash Valley Genealogy Society PO Box 9347 Terre Haute, IN 47808-9347 Website

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives


 * Deaths in Sullivan City Coal Mine Disaster (1925) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 FamilySearch — index only


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry.com — $, index only


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
 * Index to Coroner's Inquest Records (1916-1917) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

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