LaGrange County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  LaGrange County

Guide to LaGrange County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from unorganized territory (Allen/Elkhart) in 1832
 * County Seat: La Grange

Neighboring Counties
Elkhart • Noble • DeKalb • Steuben • Branch • St. Joseph

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Indiana Counties see: Indiana Counties with Burned Courthouses

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for LaGrange County, Indiana (1860) ($, members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for LaGrange County, Indiana (1880) ($, members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in LaGrange County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * 1882 History of LaGrange County, Indiana: from the original History of LaGrange and Noble county, historical and biographical. (1979. Knightstown, IN: The Bookmark.) 977.279 H2e FHL US/CAN Book other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Land and Property

 * Newbury Township land patent map

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from LaGrange County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from La Grange County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, C, I, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 88th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F

Civil War Books


 * The Call to Arms Chapter 4 in 1882 History of LaGrange County, Indiana: from the original History of LaGrange and Noble county, historical and biographical. (1979. Knightstown, IN: The Bookmark.), (page 84 - 110; Regiment, Companies) 977.279 H2e FHL US/CAN Book other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Civil War Databases 


 * Residents of LaGrange County Who Died in the Civil War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records

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

Voter Registration

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

Courthouse
La Grange County Courthouse 105 N Detroit Street La Grange, IN 46761-1853 Phone: 219.463.6371 County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1832 County Recorder has land records from 1832.

Family History Centers

 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center

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

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch


 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry.com $


 * 1811-1959 at FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * LaGrange County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook