Henry County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Henry 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 Delaware New Purchase in 1822.
 * County Seat: New Castle

Description
The county was named for Patrick Henry. Guilford Township was one of the first places to be settled. It's county seat is New Castle and was founded 1822. It is located in the Central area of the state.

Neighboring Counties
Madison •  Delaware  •  Randolph  •  Wayne  •  Fayette  •  Rush  •  Hancock

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
February 1864--Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Cemeteries

 * Henry County Cemetery Links


 * Cemeteries of Henry County - Linkpendium


 * Cemeteries of Henry County -INGenWeb

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Henry County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Henry County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

 * Henry County Church Links

Court Records

 * Henry County, Indiana court records 1825-28  INTERNET ARCHIVE  1829-35  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Local Histories

 * Every Name Index to History of Henry County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text published by Inter-State Publishing Company, 1884; reprinted in 1966 by Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. Pages 1-244 were not reprinted and included Indiana and national history and no Henry County history.  EveryNameIndex.com


 * Hazzard, George. 1906. Hazzard's history of Henry county, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher.) 977.264 H2h volumes 1 and 2   other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE vol.1     Google books Vol.2


 * Cline &amp; McHaffie. 1873. The People's guide, a business, political, and religious directory of Henry Co., Ind. : together with a collection of very important documents and statistics connected with our moral, political and scientific history : also, a historical sketch of Henry County, and a brief history of each township. 977.264 E4c FHL US/CAN Book    INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books


 * Histories of Henry County - Linkpendium


 * Black History of Henry County Indiana - Henry County Genealogical Services

Maps

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

Military Records

 * Henry County Military History Henry County Genealogical Services
 * Henry County Military History INGENWEB
 * African American Veterans in Henry County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Henry 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 Henry County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, company F
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and F
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and I
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and K
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies E, and G
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books 


 * Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher, 1906.) Google books


 * "Civil War" Chapter 2 thur Chapter 30 in Hazzard, George. 1906. Hazzard's history of Henry county, Indiana, 1822-1906. (Newcastle, Ind: G. Hazzard, author and publisher.), (page 50-676, Regiment, Companies, Name's), 977.264 H2h v. 2    other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE vol.1     Vol.2

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

Voter Registration

 * EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Henry County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Henry County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

School Records

 * Students and Teachers of Middletown High School (1928) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of Mooreland High School (1917) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers of New Castle High School (1931) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Rich Square Acadamy, Lewisville (1888-1891) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Courthouse
Henry County; 101 S Main St; New Castle, IN 47362; Ph. 765.529.6401 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b &amp; d rec from 1882; Co Clk, has m, div, pro &amp; ct rec from 1822; Co Redr has land rec from 1823 &amp; cem deeds from 1925)

Societies
Henry County Historical Society Museum 606 S. 14th St. New Castle, IN 47362-3339 Telephone Number: 765-529-4028 Website

Henry County Historical Society 606 South 14th Street New Castle, IN 47362 Telephone Number: 765-529-4082 E-mail: [mailto:henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com henrycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Middletown Fall Creek Township Historical Society 559 Locust St PO Box 63 Middletown, IN 47356-0063 Telephone Number: 765-354-2000 E-mail:[mailto:contact@middletownhistory.us contact@middletownhistory.us] Website

Kennard Historical Society 750 Oak Blvd. Greenfield, IN 46140-1465

Family History Centers

 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center

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

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Web Sites

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