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| Miami County, Indiana | |
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| Founded | February 2, 1832 |
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| County Seat | Peru |
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| Address | Miami County Courthouse 21 Court Street PO Box 184 Peru, IN 46970 Phone: 756.472.3901 Miami County Website |
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County Courthouse
Miami County Courthouse
21 Court Street PO Box 184
Peru, IN 46970
Phone: 756.472.3901
County Health Department has birth,
death and burial records,
County Clerk has marriage, divorce,
probate and court records from 1843. [1]
History
Parent County
1832--Miami County was created 2 February 1832 from Cass County. County seat: Peru [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
March 1843 -- 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
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Wabash | Howard | Fulton | Cass | Grant
Resources
Cemeteries
- Cemeteries from Miami - INGenWeb
- Cemeteries from Miami - Linkpendium
Individual cemeteries:
- Schrock Cemetery, Peru BillionGraves
Census
For tips on accessing Miami County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Miami County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church
- Churches of Miami County - INGenWeb
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Peru
Court
Directory
- Directory of Businesses in Miami County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Land
Local Histories
- History of Miami Country - Linkpendium
- Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.) other library Hathi Trust Digital Library
- History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co, 1992.) 977.284 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other libraries Google books
- Bakehorn, Ray. Early Birth, Marriage and Death Records of Miami County, Indiana. (s.l: s.n, 1900.) other library INTERNET ARCHIVE
- Bodurtha, Arthur L.History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 2008.) 977.284 H2b FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other libraries vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE vol. 2 INTERNET ARCHIVE Google books
- Every Name Index to History of Miami County, Indiana Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by Brant & Fuller, 1887; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970. EveryNameIndex.com
Maps
- Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
Military
- Military Record and Histories - Linkpendium
- Veterans in Miami County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Miami 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 Miami County.
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
- 14th Battery, Indiana Light
- 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies F, and I
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A , and Reorganized Company H
- 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compant A
- 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and I
- 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and F
- 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
- 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
- 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
- 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
- 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and D
- 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Book
Bodurtha, Arthur L. , "Military History," Chapter 11 in History of Miami County, Indiana , (Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1914.), (page 204-241), 977.284 H2b FHL Collection other libraties Internet Archive[1]
Newspapers
Probate
School Records
- Alumni of Peru High School (1922, 1930) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students of Peru High School (1923, 1927, 1928, 1930) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Teachers of Peru High School (1923, 1927, 1930) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Taxation
Vital Records
- Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com$
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
- Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch
- Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Miami County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Miami County, Indiana 214 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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