Vigo County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1818--Vigo County was created 21 January 1818 from Sullivan County. County seat: Terre Haute

Populated Places
Terre Haute

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark County, Illinois
 * Clay
 * Edgar County, Illinois
 * Parke
 * Sullivan
 * Vermilion

Cemeteries
Cemetery Records - a partial index


 * Vigo County, Indiana Cemeteries - Indiana GenWeb
 * Vigo Cemeteries List - Epodunk

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Terre Haute

Local Histories

 * Beckwith, Hiram Williams. History of Vigo and Parke Counties Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. Chicago: H.H. Hill and N. Iddings, 1880. FHL US/CAN Film 540238 (item 2) and 934921 (item 3) | WorldCat | Family History Archives (digital copy)
 * Bradsby, Henry C. History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S.B. Nelson &amp; Co., 1891. Reprint edition, Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 977.245 H2b | WorldCat | Internet Archives (digital copy)
 * History (Linkpendium)

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers (Linkpendium)
 * Vigo County Townships Map (GenWeb)

General

 * Fort Harrison on the banks of the Wabash 1812-1912 (Source: Internet Archive)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Vigo County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)

Revolutionary War
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 * Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers of Vigo County (Source: Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices) ''

Civil War
Civil War service men from Vigo 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 Vigo County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company C
 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies I, and M
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, K, and I
 * 8th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, D, and Reorganized Companies C, D, and K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, F, G, I, and K
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 18th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, and K
 * 32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, F, and G
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company K
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, D, E, H, and I
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, H, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Resources:


 * H. C. Bradsby, "War" Chapter 30 in History of Vigo County, Indiana , (Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic, 1969 ) page 547-560, 977.245 H2 Internet Archive  Web Site (accessed 23 Mar 2011)
 * A Tribute to Vigo County, Indiana Soldiers (WoodsUp.com)'

Civil War Article

A tribute to Vigo County, Indiana, soldiers

World War I


 * Vigo County, Indiana: A Record of Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918 (Genealogy Trails)

Vital Records
Births

[1882-1920] Works Progress Administration. Index to birth records, Vigo County, 1882-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.

Marriages

[1818-1951]  Vigo County Marriage Index Online for the years 1818-1951. Courtesy of the Vigo County Library. Many years include images.

[1818-1850] Lansa, Simona. Marriages, Vigo County, Indiana, 1818-1850. Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, 198-?

[1840-1920] Works Progress Administration.Index to marriage records, Vigo County, 1840-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.

[1880-1920] Works Progress Administration.Index to supplemental record, marriage transcript, Vigo County, 1880-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.

Deaths

'' [1882-1920]Works Progress Administration. Index to death records, Vigo County, 1882-1920.Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983. ''

[1900-present] Wabash Valley Obituary Index. Obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers. Online courtesy of the Vigo County Library.


 * Vital Records for Vigo County - Linkpendium

Societies and Libraries
Vigo Co. Public Library has searchable marriage data and obituaries online.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Terre Haute Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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