Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Floyd County

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Clark (northwest)·Harrison (north)·Jefferson County, Kentucky (east)·Washington (southeast)

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Floyd County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military Records

 * African-American Veterans in Floyd County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Floyd County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Floyd 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 Floyd County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, D, and E
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, E, F, G, and K
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 311 W 1st Street New Albany, IN 47150-3501 Phone:. 812.948.5413

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce and court records from 1863 and probate records from 1819.

Family History Centers

 * New Albany Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers for Floyd County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$
 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
 * 1880-1936 - Floyd County Death Index 1880-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batches and.
 * 1882-1920 - Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

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