Ripley County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1816--Ripley County was created 27 December 1816 from Dearborn and Jefferson Counties. County seat: Versailles

Neighboring Counties

 * Dearborn
 * Decatur
 * Franklin
 * Jefferson
 * Jennings
 * Ohio
 * Switzerland

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Rush 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 Rush County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company H
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized Company K
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized Company B
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, and Reorganized Company A
 * 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and K
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A,E, F, G, and K

Probate
Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of the estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of any dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. While probate records are one of the most accurate sources of genealogical evidence, they have limitations.

The Circuit Court has responsibility for the probate records of Ripley County.

The following Ripley County probate records have been indexed and transcribed:


 * The University of Mary Washington has indexed and transcribed probate inventories for Dearborn, Franklin, and Ripley counties.

Web Sites

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