Putnam County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1821--Putnam County was created 31 December 1821 from Vigo and Owen Counties and unorganized territory. County seat: Greencastle

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Hendricks
 * Montgomery
 * Morgan
 * Owen
 * Parke

Cemeteries
A surname index (43,478 listings) of many cemeteries in Putnam County is available at the Putnam Public Library site.

Newspapers
Wabash Valley obituary index contains most of Vigo County, but much of other counties, including Putnam. These are indexes to obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers from 1900-2007.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Indiana State Library has an Internet page of records for Putnam County. They are adding new databases, so check back often.