Henry County, Indiana Genealogy



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Parent County
1821--Henry County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. County seat: New Castle

Record Loss
February 1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Delaware
 * Fayette
 * Hancock
 * Madison
 * Randolph
 * Rush
 * Wayne

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Henry 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 Henry County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company M
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, company F
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and F
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, G, and I
 * 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and K
 * 109th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C

Web Sites

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