Kosciusko County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Kosciusko County was named after the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko who served in the American Revolutionary War, after which he returned to Poland. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Kosciusko County Courthouse 121 North Lake Street Warsaw, IN 46580 Phone: 219-372-2331 County Website

Kosciusko County Health Department 100 West Center Street Warsaw, IN, 46580 Health Officer: William Remington Jr, MD Phone: 574-372-2349 Fax: 574-269-2023 Email: bweaver@kcgov.com Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1836. County Recorder has land records Township Trustees have burial records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Biographies are available online at: Website, hosted by Deb Murray.

Census Records

 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Census Records are available online at: InGenWeb.
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Kosciusko County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Early Settlers of Kosciusko County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1836-1922 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1927 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1882 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Court Records, Kosciusko County, Indiana; v. 01. 1986. By Ettinger, Mary Nichols. Kosciusko County, Indiana : Kosciusko County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Court Records, Kosciusko County, Indiana; v. 2. 1986. By Ettinger, Mary Nichols. Kosciusko County, Indiana : Kosciusko County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Kosciusko County (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Funeral Homes

 * McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels in Pierceton and Warsaw.
 * Mishler Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Milford.
 * Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home in Warsaw.
 * Titus Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in North Webster, Syracuse and Warsaw.

Guardianship

 * The Kosciusko County page of USGenWeb has an Index to Guardianship Reports 1871 - 1964

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Original Tract Book are available online: INGenWeb
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Index to Deed Books 1 to 10: 1836- May, 1952 are available online: InGenWeb
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Land Record Research are available online: InGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. 1887. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007.
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana: Early History, Biographical Sketches. 1911. By L.B. Hillis. N.p: Reub Williams & Sons, Publishers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library,Internet Archive;.
 * A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1919. L. W. Royse, supervising editor. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Combination Atlas Map 1879 online at: INGenWeb
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Civil War Soldiers are available online: INGenWeb.
 * Veterans in Kosciusko County, Indiana (1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, and Reorganized Company I
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 23rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Company E
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and D
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, F, I, and K
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company A
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, I, and K
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and D

Civil War Books:
 * "The County In Three Wars" Chapter 12 in Royse, L. W. A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development a Chronicle of the People with Family Lineage and Memoirs. (Agawan, MA: Bridgeport National Bindery, 2008.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 1. FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 2.

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers
Kosciusko County, Indiana Obituaries are online: INGenWeb.
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Other Records
=Voting Records =

Kosciusko County, Indiana Voter's Registration Index for 1922 is available online: INGenWeb.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1836-1980 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1837-1880 Guardianship and Estate Indexes, 1837-1880. By Priser, Marjorie. Leesburg, Indiana : Priser, Marjorie. 1986. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1844-1920 Index to the Early Wills 1844-1920 at Kosciusko County, Indiana; USGenWeb Project
 * 1847-1853 Probate Court Records, Kosciusko County, Indiana. By Ettinger, Mary Nichols. Mentone, Indiana : M.N. Ettinger, 1986. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1852-1975 Index to Estate Inventories and Administrations 1852-1975 at Kosciusko County, Indiana; USGenWeb Project
 * 1891-1926 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * 1894-1901, 1912-1919, 1922-1950 - Directory of Teachers for Kosciusko County, Indiana (1894-1901, 1912-1919, 1922-1950) online at:Website at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * 1936 - Directory of Teachers for Kosciusko County, Indiana (1936) at website by Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1882-1920 Kosciusko County, Indiana Birth Records from 1882-1920 at InGenWeb


 * 1858-1935 - Kosciusko County, Indiana Delayed Birth Records 1858-1935 at InGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1836-1921 Kosciusko County, Indiana Marriage Records from 1836-1921 at InGenWeb
 * 1908-1933 Kosciusko County, Indiana Divorce Records from 1908-1933 at INGenWeb

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6482/
 * 1882-1920 - Kosciusko County, Indiana Death Records from 1882-1920 at INGenWeb
 * 1879-1953 - Kosciusko County, Indiana County Farm Records, 1879-1953 at INGenWeb

FamilySearch Centers

 * Fort Wayne Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Huntington Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Allen County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Elkhart Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Noble County Public Library - Albion - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Bell Memorial Public Library 101 W Main St PO Box 368 Mentone, IN 46539 Phone: 574-893-3200 Website Kosciusko County Historical Society Genealogy Library 121 N Indiana St Warsaw, IN 46580 Phone: 574-269-1078 Email: [mailto:sboggs@bell.lib.in.us sboggs@bell.lib.in.us] Facebook Website Milford Public Library 101 N Main St Milford, IN 46542 Phone: 574-658-4312 Email: [mailto:milford@milford.lib.in.us milford@milford.lib.in.us] Facebook Website North Webster Community Public Library 110 E North St PO Box 825 North Webster, IN 46555-0825 Phone: 574-834-7122 Website

Societies
Kosciusko County Historical Society 121 N Indiana St PO Box 1071 Warsaw, IN 46580 Phone: 574-269-1078 Email: [mailto:director@kosciuskohistory.com director@kosciuskohistory.com] Facebook Website
 * The Genealogy Research Library is located within a large room of the Old Jail Museum. It houses the archives for many Kosciusko County records including court records, wills, guardianship and estate books, school records, township records, county plats and statistical records, tax and assessment records, military books, a series of county health office records, marriage application books and more.

Websites

 * Kosciusko County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.