Union County, Indiana

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| building address = [http://indianacourthouses.com/pages/81.htm Union County Courthouse ]<br>26 W Union Street<br>Liberty, IN 47353<br> Phone: 765.458.6121&nbsp;<br>[http://www.Unioncounty.us/ '''Union County Website'''] }}  
 
| building address = [http://indianacourthouses.com/pages/81.htm Union County Courthouse ]<br>26 W Union Street<br>Liberty, IN 47353<br> Phone: 765.458.6121&nbsp;<br>[http://www.Unioncounty.us/ '''Union County Website'''] }}  
  
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*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]
 
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]
  
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*[http://www.union-county.lib.in.us/USGenwebpage1_files/Fosdick%20F.H.%20Records.htm Fosdick Funeral Home Records: 1915-1971:] Courtesy of the Union County Public Library Website
 
*[http://www.union-county.lib.in.us/USGenwebpage1_files/Fosdick%20F.H.%20Records.htm Fosdick Funeral Home Records: 1915-1971:] Courtesy of the Union County Public Library Website
  
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{{Census|Indiana}}  
 
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*Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Union County ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
 
*Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Union County ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
  
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*Members of Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church, Liberty Township (1829-1912) ($,&nbsp;[http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
 
*Members of Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church, Liberty Township (1829-1912) ($,&nbsp;[http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
  
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*Directory of Businesses in Union County (1858, 1868) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
 
*Directory of Businesses in Union County (1858, 1868) ($, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society])
  
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*History of Union County&nbsp;[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Union/hist/ Likpendium]
 
*History of Union County&nbsp;[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Union/hist/ Likpendium]
  
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Maps and Gazetteers[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Union/maps/ Linkpendium]  
 
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Civil War service men from [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]] 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 Vermillion County.  
 
Civil War service men from [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]] 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 Vermillion County.  
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*[[152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|152nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company D
 
*[[152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry|152nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company D
  
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[http://indianacourthouses.com/pages/81.htm Union County Courthouse ]<br>26 W Union Street<br>Liberty, IN 47353<br> Phone: 765.458.6121<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821. <br>County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, Indiana 217 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
 
[http://indianacourthouses.com/pages/81.htm Union County Courthouse ]<br>26 W Union Street<br>Liberty, IN 47353<br> Phone: 765.458.6121<br><br>Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821. <br>County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, Indiana 217 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
  
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*[http://tinyurl.com/3n3qgms Indiana State Digital Achives ]for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011) <br>
 
*[http://tinyurl.com/3n3qgms Indiana State Digital Achives ]for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011) <br>
  
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*Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892-[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Ancestry.con ]$ <br>
 
*Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892-[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7852&cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 Ancestry.con ]$ <br>
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*Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410397 FamilySearch] <br>
 
*Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410397 FamilySearch] <br>
  
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*Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 -&nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1947977 FamilySearch]
 
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*[http://www.union-county.lib.in.us/USGenwebpage1.htm USGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
 
*[http://www.union-county.lib.in.us/USGenwebpage1.htm USGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Union/ Union County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Union/ Union County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
  
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Union County, Indiana
Map
Map of the U.S. highlighting Indiana
Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded January 5, 1821
County Seat Liberty
Courthouse
Address Union County Courthouse
26 W Union Street
Liberty, IN 47353
Phone: 765.458.6121 
Union County Website

Contents

Historical Facts

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Neighboring Counties

Parent County

1821--Union County was created 5 January 1821from Wayne, Franklin and Fayette Counties.
County seat: Liberty [1]

Record Loss

February 1903 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

Union County, Indiana Resources

Bible Records

Biographies=

Business Records

Cemeteries

Census Records

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

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

History

Local Histories

  • Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collectionother libraries  vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE

Land and Property

Maps

Maps and GazetteersLinkpendium

Migration

Military Records

War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Occupations

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

County Courthouse

Union County Courthouse
26 W Union Street
Liberty, IN 47353
Phone: 765.458.6121

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1821.
County Health Department has birth records from 1882 and death records from 1907.[2]

Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

School Records

Taxation

Vital Records

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


Union County, Indiana Web Sites

Voter Registration

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