Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Steuben 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 7 February 1835from La Grange County.
 * County Seat:  Angola

Description
The county was named for Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid. The county seat is Angola and the county was organized in 1833. The County is located in the North East 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
La Grange •  Noble  •  DeKalb  •  Williams  •  Hillsdale  •  Branch

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.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Steuben County - Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries,


 * History of Steuben County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
 * Maps for Steuben County - INGenWeb

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Steuben County, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE

Civil War service men from Steuben 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 Steuben County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and C,
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization), Company E
 * 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I

CIVIL WAR BOOKS


 * Carpenter, Jesse H. 1889. The war for the Union, 1861-1865 a record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben County, Indiana, and history of veteran organizations and kindred associations. (S.l: s.n.), (Regiment, Companies, Names; Roll Of Honor, page 42- 48) FHL US/CAN Film 547227 Item 6,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive, Allen County Library


 * "The Civil War" Chapter 5 in History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.), (page 339 - 406, Regiment, Companies) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries,

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

 * 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 History Group
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Steuben County Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II, 1941-1945

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

Occupations

 * Directory for Teachers for Steuben County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Other Records

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

Court House
Steuben County Courthouse 55 South Public Square Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-1000 Website

Family History Centers

 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center

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

Societies
Fremont Historical Society PO Box 509 Fremont, IN 46737-0509 Telephone Number: 260-495-4711

Steuben County Genealogical Society PO Box 884 Angola, IN 46703-0884 E-mail: [mailto:bcmgleason@verizon.net bcmgleason@verizon.net] Website

Steuben County Historical Society Cyrus and Jennie Cline Memorial Museum 313 E. Maumee St. Angola, IN 46703 Telephone Number: 260-665-5060 Website

Steuben County Historical Society 75 Lane 150c Lake James Angola, IN 46703

Steuben County Historical Society 127 Powers St. Angola, IN 46703

Marriage Records

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


 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch

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
 * Index of Deaths in Steuben County, Indiana (1831-1938) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Websites

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