Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Clinton County

Parent County
1830--Clinton County was created 29 January 1830 from Tippecanoe County.  County seat: Frankfort 

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Carroll
 * Hamilton
 * Howard
 * Montgomery
 * Tippecanoe
 * Tipton

Local Histories

 * History of Clinton 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. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) 977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Clinton 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 Clinton County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, F, and H
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C F, and H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, F, I, and K
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, I, K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Slavery, And Indiana In The War Of The Rebellion" and "The Civil War" Chapter 9 in History of Clinton 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. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc, 1977.) page 144-198; 373-393;  977.2553 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE

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 Book H-7 (1882-1888) - INGenWeb
 * Death Records - INGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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