Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Fountain 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 December 20, 1826 from Montgomery/Wabash New Purchase
 * County Seat:  Covington

Description
The county was named for James Fontaine 1757-1790 was an officer who served in American Revolutionary War and the Northern Indian War. It's county seat is Covington and was founded 1826. It is located in the West central area 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
Warren •  Tippecanoe  •  Montgomery  •  Parke  •  Vermillion

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

 * Mt. Hope Cemetery, Fountain County, Covington, Indiana (1980) - book digitized at the Internet Archive

Census Records

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

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Fountain County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. 1970. History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic) 977.247 H2b FHL US/CAN Book    other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Portrait and biographical record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. (1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros.)   other libraries     INTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana

War of 1812
Moyer, Edward,Fountain County, Indiana Military (Veedersburg, Indiana: Fountain County Genealogy Society, c2009-2009 2 Volumes FHL Books 977.247Me

Mexican War, 1846-1848

 * Residents of Fountain County Who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Fountain 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 Fountain County


 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized B
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, I, and Reorganized G, H, and I
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and Reorganized K
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and H
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies C, and D
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, G, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * Salts, Walter. 1980. Fountain County, Indiana, draft call of 1864. (Indiana?: W. Salts?.) 977.2 A1 no. 218 FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries

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

 * 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

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

Courthouse
Fountain County Courthouse 301 4th St; PO Box 183 Covington, IN 47932 Phone: 765.793.2192

County Health Department has birth and death records from 1885. County Clerk has marriage records from 1827, divorce, probate and court records from 1830. County Recorder has land records from 1828.

Societies
Fountain County Historical Society PO Box 148 Kingman, IN 47952

Fountain County Genealogical Society 405 N. Mill St. PO Box 273 Veedersburg, IN 47987-0273 Telephone Number: 765-397-3657 Telephone Number: 765-294-4954 E-mail: [mailto:focogensoc@netscape.net focogensoc@netscape.net] Website

Fountain County Historical Society 403 S. Brady St. Attica, IN 47918-142

Fountain County Genealogy Society, Inc. 405 North Mill Street PO Box 273 Veedersburg, IN 47987-0273 Telephone Number/fax: 765-294-4954 E-mail: [mailto:focogensoc@netscape.net focogensoc@netscape.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Danville Illinois Family History Center

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

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

 * Fountain County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)