Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Jackson County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Jackson County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | December 18, 1815 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Brownstown | ||||||
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| Address | Jackson County Courthouse 111 S Main St. Brownstown, IN 47220 Ph. 812.358.6116 | ||||||
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Contents
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business Records
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Gazetteers
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Histories
- 2.14 Land and Property
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps
- 2.17 Military Records
- 2.18 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.19 Newspapers
- 2.20 Obituaries
- 2.21 Occupations
- 2.22 Periodicals
- 2.23 Probate Records
- 2.24 Public Records
- 2.25 Repositories
- 2.26 Taxation
- 2.27 Vital Records
- 3 Places
- 4 Websites
- 5 References
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1816 | 1882 | 1816 | 1815 | 1816 | 1807 |
The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.[2]
- Parent Counties: Formed from Clark, Jefferson, and Washington Counties in 1816[3]
- County Seat: Brownstown [4]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for Andrew Jackson, who defeated the British in 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, and later became President. It's county seat is Brownstown and was founded 1816.[5] It is located in the South-Central area of the state.[6]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]
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Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Monroe • Brown • Bartholomew • Jennings • Scott • Washington • Lawrence
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Records Loss[edit | edit source]
1872, 1881 Fires burned the courthouse in 1872 and 1881, but no records were lost.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business Records[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| INGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| INGenWeb Archives | ||
| Tombstone Project | ||
| Indiana Interment | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Indiana Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- Cemeteries - Linkpendium
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
- Records of the American Lutheran Church, Seymour, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
Finding More Church Records[edit source]
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Businesses in Jackson County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Histories[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) 977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library , Digital version: Internet Archive
- Jackson County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the courthouse, where records are currently housed.
See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
Finding More Land Records[edit source]
Additional land records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Jackson County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
- Jackson County Maps - INGenWeb
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Jackson County Military - USGenWeb
- See - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Civil War service men from Jackson 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 Jackson County.
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B
- 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
- 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K
- 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and G
- 28th US Colored Troops, Companies E, F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Military History" Chapter 16 in History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) Page 532-580, 977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1919 - Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Occupations
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- Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Kurtz (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse. Online Records
- 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- South Bend Area Genealogical Society: Wills Index 1830-1971 for St. Joseph County
Public Records[edit | edit source]
- Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Students and Teachers of Shields Highh School, Seymour (1919) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Directory of Teachers for Jackson County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Voter Registration[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Jackson County; 111 S Main St; Brownstown, IN 47220; Ph. 812.358.6116 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec; Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1816; Co Aud has land rec)
Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.
For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Finding More Tax Records[edit source]
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com $
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
- Indiana State Digital Archives
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Places[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Jackson County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jackson County, Indiana. Page 211-218 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 208-211.
- ↑ "Jackson County, Indiana," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana (accessed 9 August 2013).
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/jackson/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana, accessed 13 December 2019.
