Switzerland County, Indiana
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| − | *Index to | + | *Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County (1850-1880) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) |
| − | *Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Switzerland County | + | *Index to Mortality Schedule for Switzerland County (1850-1880) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) |
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Revision as of 18:05, 15 March 2013
United States 
Indiana Switzerland County
| Switzerland County, Indiana | |
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | September 7, 1814 |
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| County Seat | Vevay |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Switzerland County Courthouse 212 W Main St; Vevay, IN 47043 Phone: 812.427.3175 Switzerland County Website |
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Switzerland County Courthouse
212 W Main St;
Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: 812.427.3175
County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and probate records from 1814.
County Recorder has land records. [1]
History
Parent County
1814--Switzerland County was created 7 September 1814 from Dearborn and Jefferson Counties.
County seat: Vevay [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Index and map of Bovard Cemetery, Cotton Township (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Index and map of Littlefield Cemetery, Cotton Township (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Census
For tips on accessing Switzerland County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County (1850-1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Index to Mortality Schedule for Switzerland County (1850-1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Switzerland County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church
Court
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Switzerland County (1858, 1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Land
Local Histories
- History of Switzerland County, Indiana from Their Earliest Settlement: Containing a History of the Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ; Remininiscences, Extracts, Etc. ; Local Statistics ; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ; (Biographies. Mt. Vernon, Ind: Windmill Publications, 1993.), 977.2125 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection, other library
- Weakley, Harraman & Co. History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, Containing a History of the Counties, Their Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ... Biographies ... History of the North-West Territory, the State of Indiana, and the Indians. (Chicago: Weakley, Harraman & Co, 2008.) other library INTERNET ARCHIVE (Only the Switzerland County portion is included below.)
- History of Switzerland County, Indiana, 1885. (Vevay, Ind: Switzerland County Historical Society, 1999.), 977.2125 H2hi FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library MylndianaHome.net
Maps
Military
- Civil War Soliders from Switzerland County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Switzerland 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 Switzerland County.
- 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, C, and K
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Compane H
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry , Company C
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
- 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C and D
- 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and I
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
- 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Book
- "Military History" Chapter 10 in History of Switzerland County, Indiana from Their Earliest Settlement: Containing a History of the Cities, Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Churches ; Remininiscences, Extracts, Etc. ; Local Statistics ; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ; (Biographies. Mt. Vernon, Ind: Windmill Publications, 1993.), (page 1099-1199 give Regiment, Compant, Name) 977.2125 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection, other library
Newspapers
- Index to Newspapers in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana (1840, 1853-1901) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Probate
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.con $
- 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.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Switzerland County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Switzerland County, Indiana 216 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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