Jefferson County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1810--Jefferson County was created 23 November 1810 from Clark and Dearborn Counties. County seat: Madison

Record Loss
Jefferson County, Indiana Courthouse Damaged by Fire (20 May 2009) (multiple sources) http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=10399782&amp;nav=9Tai http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090522/NEWS02/905220388/County+records+likely+ruined+in+Madison+fire

Flames destroyed parts of the 154-year-old Jefferson County Courthouse today. The Indiana state fire marshal has completed a preliminary investigation, but has not yet issued a report.

Decades of history may have been lost as flames ripped through the courthouse. The third floor partially collapsed and the basement sustained significant water damage.

Local preservation experts have retrieved deeds and some other vital documents. Many of them will have to be frozen before they can be restored. However, there are some that were irreparably damaged in the fire.

The fire came as crews were finishing restoration work on the courthouse for the city's bicentennial celebration. County officials said exterior work was nearly complete. A video is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRXvKP4Oc4or click on the image below.

Neighboring Counties
Clark | Jennings | Ripley | Scott | Switzerland | Kentucky counties: Carroll | Trimble

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, K, E, and Reorganized Company A, E, F, and K
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and Reorganized Companies B, C, D, and E
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies D, and F
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, G, and K
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, F, and I
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company E, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troop

article on the Civil War


 * Robertson, Middleton, "Recollections of Morgan's Raid", (Indiana Magazine of History 28, no. 2 (June 1932): 116-137.) 1863, Jefferson County (Deputy) Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF


 * Garber, Michael C., Jr., "Reminiscences of the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina" ,( Indiana Magazine of History 11, no. 4 (December 1915): 285-300.) 1865, Jefferson County (Madison)      Abstract and Bibliographic Information     article PDF

Web Sites

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