Pike County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
801 Main Street Petersburg, IN 47567

Parent County
1816--Pike County was created 21 December 1816 from Gibson and Perry Counties. County seat: Petersburg

Places/Localities
Overview of Pike County from Wikipedia and Chamber of Commerce

Populated Places
• Petersburg • Spurgeon • Winslow

Unincorporated • Otwell • Stendaz • Velpen Townships • Clay • Jefferson • Lockhart • Logan • Madison • Marion • Monroe • Patoka • Washington

Click here for a map of Pike County Townships, based on 2000 census data

Neighboring Counties

 * Daviess (North)
 * Dubois (East)
 * Gibson (West)
 * Knox (Northwest)
 * Warrick (South)

For a map of the 17 Southwest Indiana Counties, Click here, then select the Southwest Region from the Regional Township Maps dropdown box

Resources
The Pike County GenWeb site hosts numerous data bases; and a search engine that searches everything on the site except census and query boards. Click here to access this site.

Local Histories

 * Anderson, Forrest R. 1942.Historical notes on Dubois &amp; Pike Counties, Indiana. (Ireland, Ind: [s.n.].) FHL US/CAN Film 928078 Item 3    other libraries  Family History Achive    acestry.com $


 * History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. : together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Pike 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 Pike County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and M
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reoganized Company G
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and F
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and I
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Civil War Books


 * "military History" Chapter 5 in History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. : together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) (page 317-324), 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book  other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE

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.
 * Pike County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Pike County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)