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Guide to Spencer County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Spencer County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 10, 1818
County Seat	Rockport
Courthouse
Address	Spencer County Courthouse 200 Main Street Rockport, IN 47635-1478 Phone: 812.649.6027 County Website
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Historical Facts

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Parent County

1818--Spencer County was created 10 January 1818 from Warrick and Perry Counties.
County seat: Rockport ^[1]

Neighboring Counties

• Daviess County, Kentucky
• Dubois
• Hancock County, Kentucky
• Perry
• Warrick

Record Loss

September 1833 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
• Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Spencer County, Indiana Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

Census Records

For tips on accessing Spencer County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Early Settlers of Spencer County, Indiana ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for Spencer County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

History

Local Histories

• History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 FHL Collectionother librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Military Records

• African American Veterans in Spencer County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Spencer 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 Spencer County.

• 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
• 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and M
• 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
• 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K
• 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and H
• 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
• 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
• 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
• 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
• 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company G
• 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
• 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
• 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
• 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books

• "Military History" Chapter 7 in History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present; together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. (1973. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), (page 373-418, Regiment, Company), FHL US/CAN Film 934922 Item 4 FHL Collection    other libraries    INTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

World War II

Newspapers

Naturalization and Citizenship

Obituaries

Occupations

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Archives

County Courthouse

Spencer County Courthouse
200 Main Street
Rockport, IN 47635-1478
Phone: 812.649.6027

County Health Department has birth records from 1882
and death records from 1830. Cemetery trustees have burial records.
County Clerk has marriage records from 1818,
divorce and court records1883,
probate records from 1848 and naturalization records 1852-1929.
County Recorder has land records. ^[2]

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

School Records

• Directory of Teachers for Spencer County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  

Birth Records

Marriage Records

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch
  

Death Records

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voting Registration

Spencer County, Indiana Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Spencer County, Indiana 216 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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