Greene County, Indiana Genealogy

United States &gt; Indiana &gt; Greene County

County Courthouse
Green County Courthouse PO Box 229; Bloomfield, IN 47424; Phone: 812.384.8532

County Clerk has marriage, divorce and court records from 821 probate records from 1823 and naturalization records 1854-1906. County Recorder has land records from 1824, military records and some cemetery records. County Health Department has. Health Dept has birth records from 1885 and death records from 1893.

Parent County
1821--Greene County was created 5 January 1821 from Daviess and Sullivan Counties. County seat: Bloomfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Daviess
 * Knox
 * Lawrence
 * Martin
 * Monroe
 * Owen
 * Sullivan

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Greene County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Linton

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Greene County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884.( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library   Family History Archives


 * "The History of Greene County Indiana 1884"

Military

 * African American Veterans in Greene County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Greene 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 Greene County


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company I
 * 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company H
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companied A, D, and E
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Compank K
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, G, and I
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company A
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, G, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book


 * "Military History of Greence County" Chaper 8, 9, 10, in Caperton, Neda.Index of Names in the Sullivan County Section of History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, Indiana, 1884. ( [Indianapolis]: Indiana Historical Society Library, 1972.) (page 115-181, Regiment, Companies, Names), 977.242 H2hi FHL US/CAN    other library   Family History Archives

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)


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Other Records

 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Linton Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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