Sullivan County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Sullivan County was named for Daniel Sullivan, who is said by some to have been a Revolutionary War general killed by Native Americans while carrying a dispatch between Fort Vincennes and Louisville. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Sullivan County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square #304 Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812-268-4657 County Website

Sullivan County Health Department 27 S. Main St. Sullivan, IN 47882 Health Officer: Michael Gamble, MD, MBA Phone: 812-268-0224 Fax: 812-268-0423 Email: [mailto:healthadministrator@sullivancounty.in.gov healthadministrator@sullivancounty.in.gov] Health Department

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

Census Records

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1850-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-1960 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1853-1873 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1882-1894 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1900-1960 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1925-1959 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Directory of Businesses in Sullivan County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Farmers of Sullivan County, Indiana (1896) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Sullivan County, Indiana Index of Names of Persons and of Firms. 1981. Compiled by Judy Pirtle. Sullivan County, Indiana : Sullivan County Historical Society.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Indexes names of persons and firms from a number of books (see page 2).

Funeral Homes

 * Brust Funeral Home in Sullivan.
 * Holmes Memorial Chapel in Sullivan.
 * Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.

Local Histories

 * History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana. 1983. Newell, Iowa : Bireline. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); .  Reprint of original published: Chicago : Goodspeed Bros., 1884. Index: Index of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884. By Neda Caperton. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * A History of Sullivan County, Indiana . 2 volumes. 1986. Edited by Thomas J. Wolfe. Evansville, Indiana : Whipporwill Publications. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; . Reprint of original published: New York : The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909. Vol. 1 contains historical material; vol. 2 contains biographies. Vol. 1 - Index: EveryNameIndex.com, comp. by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * 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

Mexican War

Mexican War Articles


 * Buley, R. C., Indiana In The Mexican War. Indiana Magazine of History 15, no. 3 (1919): 260-92. Online at: Indiana University Press
 * Johnson, Tyler Vincent, "That spirit of chivalry": Tennessee and Indiana volunteers in the Mexican War. Masters Theses, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2003. Online at: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange

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.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Books
 * County Military History Chapter 8 (Part III) in History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, State of Indiana; Newell, Iowa: Bireline, 1983. Reprint of original published: Chicago : Goodspeed Bros., 1884. 1 v. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011

Obituaries

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

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana, Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1837-1960 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1850-1921 (*); Circuit and Probate Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1850-1940 Index to Will Books for Sullivan County (1850-1940) at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * 1922-1939 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

School Records

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

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.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - 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 at Ancestry $
 * 1916-1917 Index to Coroner's Inquest Records (1916-1917) at Indiana Genealogical Society
 * 1925 Deaths in Sullivan City Coal Mine Disaster (1925) at Indiana Genealogical Society

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers


 * Linton Indiana Family History Center
 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center
 * Knox County Public Library - Indiana - an affiliate library.
 * Monroe County Public Library - Elletsville Branch - an affiliate library.
 * Sullivan County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Sullivan County Public Library 100 South Crowder Street Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812-268-4957 Website

Museums
Sullivan County History Museum Sullivan County Historical Society 10 S. Court Street Sullivan, IN 47882 Phone: 812-268-6253 Email: [mailto:dadams@sullivan.lib.in.us dadams@sullivan.lib.in.us] Facebook

Societies
Wabash Valley Genealogy Society P.O. Box 7012 Terre Haute, IN 47802-7012 Email: [mailto:wvgs@inwvgs.org wvgs@inwvgs.org] Website

Websites

 * 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 Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb, Sullivan County
 * INGenWeb, Sullivan 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.