Vigo County, Indiana Genealogy

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History
Vigo County, Indiana was organized on the basis of a 21 Jan 1818 legislative act. That act took effect on 1 Feb 1818.

Parent County
1818--Vigo County was created 21 January 1818 from Sullivan County. County seat: Terre Haute

Boundary Changes
Parke County was formed 9 Jan 1821 from the northern part of Vigo County. Vigo's boundaries were also altered as a result of the formation of Putnam County in 1821.

Populated Places
Terre Haute

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark County, Illinois
 * Clay
 * Edgar County, Illinois
 * Parke
 * Sullivan
 * Vermilion

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery Search Results [Vigo County] (Find A Grave)
 * Vigo County (Tombstone Transcription Project)
 * Vigo County Cemeteries (ePodunk)
 * Vigo County Cemeteries (Vigo County Public Library)
 * Vigo County Cemetery Records (Interment.net)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Cemeteries (IN GenWeb)
 * Wilhoit, Virginia, and Nelson Eddy. Cemeteries, Vigo County, Indiana. Owensboro, KY: Cook &amp; McDowell Publications (abt 1980-1982). WorldCat

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Terre Haute

Local Histories

 * Beckwith, Hiram Williams. History of Vigo and Parke Counties Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. Chicago: H.H. Hill and N. Iddings, 1880. FHL US/CAN Film 540238 (item 2) and 934921 (item 3) | WorldCat | Family History Archives (digital copy)
 * Bradsby, Henry C. History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S.B. Nelson &amp; Co., 1891. Reprint edition, Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 977.245 H2b | WorldCat | Internet Archive (digital copy)
 * History (Linkpendium)

Maps

 * 1914 Vigo County Map (GenWeb)
 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Vigo County, Indiana. Norman, OK: Arphax Publishing Co., 2006. WorldCat
 * Libre Map Project (detailed topographical maps)
 * Maps and Gazetteers (Linkpendium)
 * Vigo County, Indiana 1895 (GenWeb)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Townships (North of I-70) (GenWeb)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Townships (South of I-70) (GenWeb)
 * Vigo County Townships Map (GenWeb)

General

 * Fort Harrison Centennial Association. Fort Harrison on the Banks of the Wabash 1812-1912. Terre Haute, IN: Moore-Langen Printing Co. for John Morton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, 1912. WorldCat | Google Books (digital copy) | Internet Archive (digital copy)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Vigo County, Indiana (Internet Archive)
 * Pension Application &amp; Affidavits of Joseph Mitchell (GenWeb)

Revolutionary War

 * Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers of Vigo County (Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices

Civil War
Civil War service men from Vigo 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 Vigo County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company C
 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies I, and M
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, K, and I
 * 8th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, D, and Reorganized Companies C, D, and K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, F, G, I, and K
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 18th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, and K
 * 32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, F, and G
 * 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company K
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 133rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, D, E, H, and I
 * 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, H, and K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Resources:


 * Bradsby, Henry C., History of Vigo County, Indiana with Biographical Selections, Chapter 30: "War." Chicago: S.B. Nelson &amp; Co., 1891. Reprint edition, Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, 1969, pp. 547-560. FHL US/CAN Book 977.245 H2 | Internet Archive (digital copy)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Civil War Sesquicentennial Project (Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices)
 * A Tribute to Vigo County, Indiana Soldiers

World War I

 * Vigo County, Indiana: A Record of Men and Women Who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918 (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Articles (GenWeb)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Obituaries (GenWeb)
 * Vigo County Obituaries Page (GenWeb)
 * Wabash Valley Obituary Index (Vigo County Public Library)

General

 * Vital Records (Linkpendium)

Births


 * [1882-1920] Works Progress Administration. Index to birth records, Vigo County, 1882-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.

Marriages


 * [1818-1951] Vigo County Marriage Index: 1818-1951 (images included for many years) (Vigo County Library)
 * [1818-1850] Lansa, Simona. Marriages, Vigo County, Indiana, 1818-1850. Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, 198-?
 * [1840-1920] Works Progress Administration.Index to marriage records, Vigo County, 1840-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.
 * [1880-1920] Works Progress Administration.Index to supplemental record, marriage transcript, Vigo County, 1880-1920. Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983.

Deaths


 *  [1882-1920]Works Progress Administration. Index to death records, Vigo County, 1882-1920.Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 1983. 
 * [1900-present] Wabash Valley Obituary Index. Obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers. Online courtesy of the Vigo County Library.
 * see also Newspapers &gt; Obituaries

Societies and Libraries

 * Terre Haute, Indiana Family History Center
 * Vigo County Historical Museum
 * Vigo County Historical Society
 * Vigo County Public Library has searchable marriage data and obituaries online.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Vigo County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Vigo County, Indiana Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Vigo County, Indiana GenWeb (IN GenWeb)
 * Vigo County, Indiana History and Pioneer Genealogy (Indiana County History Preservation Society)
 * Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices: A Digital Memory Project
 * Wabash Valley Visions &amp; Voices: A Digital Memory Project