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

Description
The county was named for Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid. The county seat is Angola and the county was organized in 1833. The County is located in the North East part of the state.

County Courthouse
 Steuben County Courthouse] 55 South Public Square Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-1000 County Website County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Directory for Teachers for Steuben County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries, Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps for Steuben County - INGenWeb


 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War, 1861-1865
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Steuben County, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE
 * The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana INTERNET ARCHIVE

Civil War service men from Steuben 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 Steuben County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and C,
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization), Company E
 * 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I

CIVIL WAR BOOKS


 * Carpenter, Jesse H. 1889. The war for the Union, 1861-1865 a record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben County, Indiana, and history of veteran organizations and kindred associations. (S.l: s.n.), (Regiment, Companies, Names; Roll Of Honor, page 42- 48) FHL US/CAN Film 547227 Item 6,, Other Libraries, Internet Archive, Allen County Library
 * "The Civil War" Chapter 5 in History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.), (page 339 - 406, Regiment, Companies) FHL US/CAN Film 924060 Item 1,, Other Libraries, Online at: [FamilySearch Digital Library.ttps://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/574914-history-of-steuben-county-indiana-together-with-sketches-of-its-cities-villages-and-towns-educational-religious-civil-military-and-political-history-portraits-of-prominent-persons-and-biographies-of-representative-citizens-also-a-condensed-history-of-indiana-embodying-accounts-of-prehistoric-races-aborigines-winnebago-and-black-hawk-wars-and-a-brief-review-of-its-civil-and-political-history?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].

World War I


 * A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 Genealogy Trails History Group
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Steuben County Ancestry
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II, 1941-1945
 * Steuben County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series at Indiana Digital Archives

Newspapers

 * 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011

Other Records
Steuben County, Indiana Resources

Court House Steuben County Courthouse 55 South Public Square Angola, IN 46703 Phone: 260-668-1000 Website

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 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1750-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($) and images
 * Index of Deaths in Steuben County, Indiana (1831-1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Sturgis Michigan Family History Center

Societies
Fremont Historical Society PO Box 509 Fremont, IN 46737-0509 Telephone Number: 260-495-4711

Steuben County Genealogical Society PO Box 884 Angola, IN 46703-0884 E-mail: [mailto:bcmgleason@verizon.net bcmgleason@verizon.net] Website

Steuben County Historical Society Cyrus and Jennie Cline Memorial Museum 313 E. Maumee St. Angola, IN 46703 Telephone Number: 260-665-5060 Website

Steuben County Historical Society 75 Lane 150c Lake James Angola, IN 46703

Steuben County Historical Society 127 Powers St. Angola, IN 46703

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * INGenWeb, Steuben County
 * USGenWeb, Steuben County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.