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

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Warren County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 19, 1827
County Seat	Williamsport
Courthouse
Address	Warren County Courthouse 125 N Monroe Street Williamsport, IN 47993 Phone: 765.762.3510 County Website
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Historical Facts

Parent County

1827--Warren County was created 19 January 1827from Fountain County.
County seat: Williamsport ^[1]

Boundary Changes

January 20, 1907 -- 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

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Benton
• Fountain
• Tippecanoe
• Vermilion County, Illinois
• Vermillion

Record Loss

Warren County, Indiana Resources

Bible Records

Business Records

Cemeteries

Census Records

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

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

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Johnsonville

Court Records

Directories

• Directory of Businesses in Warren County, Indiana (1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

History

Local Histories

• Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by F. A. Battey Co., 1883; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972.

• History of Warren County Linkpendium
  

• F.A. Battey Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey & Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p.: ill., ports. 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883.) FHL CollectionFamilySearch Books Online

other library  Internet Archive

Land and Property

Maps

• Family Maps of Warren County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
• Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Migration

Military Records

War of 1812

CIVIL WAR

Civil War service men from Warren 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 Warren County.

• 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
• 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
• 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
• 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
• 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
• 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and I
• 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
• 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
• 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
• 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
• 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and H
• 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and G

Civil War Book

• "Military History" in F.A. Battey Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p.: ill., ports. 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883.) Page 115-137,FamilySearch Books Online; FHL Collection other library  Internet Archive
  

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Occupations

Periodicals

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Archives

County Courthouse

Warren County Courthouse
125 N Monroe Street
Williamsport, IN 47993
Phone: 765.762.3510

County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1827,
probate records from 1829 and court records from 1828.
County Recorder has land records from 1827.
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. ^[2]

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

School Records

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

Taxation

Vital Records

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, 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

Warren 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
• Warren 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), Warren County, Indiana 217 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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