Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy

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History


The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).

Parent County
1821--Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. County seat: Greensburg 

Neighboring Counties

 * Bartholomew
 * Franklin
 * Jennings
 * Ripley
 * Rush
 * Shelby

Local Histories

 * Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book    other library   Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE,  Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE  eBooksRead


 * African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian (Added Author), Black history, Decatur County, Indiana, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 ) FHL US/CAN Film 1531735 Item 18 


 * Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Decatur 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 Decatur County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, F, and Reorganized Company D
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized H
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, and G
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, H, and I
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, D, and E
 * 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and H
 * 156th 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.
 * Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)