Gibson County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
History of the county courthouse

Gibson County Free Public Records Directory

Parent County
1813--Gibson County was created 9 March 1813 from Knox County. County seat: Princeton

Neighboring Counties

 * Knox
 * Pike
 * Posey
 * Vanderburgh
 * Wabash County, Illinois
 * Warrick
 * White County, Illinois

Local Histories

 * Jas. T. Tartt &amp; Co. 1978. History of Gibson County, Indiana: with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.) 977.235 H2ga FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Gibson 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 Gibson County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and B
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, and G
 * 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, and G
 * 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Web Sites

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