Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Tipton County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 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, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Tipton County was named for General John Tipton, a distinguished citizen of the State.[2] The county is located in the central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Tipton County Courthouse
101 E Jefferson
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone: 765-675-2795
County Website
Tipton County Health Department
101 E Jefferson, 1st Floor
Tipton, IN 46072
Health Officer: Mary Compton, MD
Phone: 765-675-8741
Fax: 765-675-6952
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage records from 1844, divorce, probate, and court house records from 1850. [4]
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Tipton County, Indiana Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1844 | 1882 | 1850 | 1844 | 1850 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1857 The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1857, but most records of genealogical interest were saved. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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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:[8]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
- Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (Lewis Publishing, 1898.) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathi Trust Digital Library
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Tipton County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 7,944 | — |
| 1840 | 8,017 | 0.9% |
| 1850 | 6,944 | −13.4% |
| 1860 | 7,109 | 2.4% |
| 1870 | 6,341 | −10.8% |
| 1880 | 7,673 | 21.0% |
| 1890 | 7,006 | −8.7% |
| 1900 | 6,748 | −3.7% |
| 1910 | 6,260 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | 6,021 | −3.8% |
| 1930 | 5,880 | −2.3% |
| 1940 | 6,017 | 2.3% |
| 1950 | 6,412 | 6.6% |
| 1960 | 6,457 | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 6,582 | 1.9% |
| 1980 | 6,860 | 4.2% |
| 1990 | 6,976 | 1.7% |
| 2000 | 7,349 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 7,516 | 2.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Tipton County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Businesses in Tipton County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Businesses in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana (1930) at Indiana Genealogical Society
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[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. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Tipton County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Tipton County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. 1883. By Charles Blanchard. Chicago : F. A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Tipton County, Indiana: her People, Industries and Institutions. 1914. By M.W. Pershing. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen. Online at: Hathitrust, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana at Map of US.com
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
Civil War service men from Tipton 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 Tipton County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, L, and M
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
- 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
Civil War Database:
Civil War Book:
- Pershing, M. W. History of Tipton County, Indiana, 1914. ( [Kokomo, Ind.] (3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902): Selby Pub.Print, 1985.) Online at: FHL Collection, Google Books Hathi Trust Digital Library
World War I
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
- 1850s-1970s The Newspaper Archives of Tipton Public Library at The Tipton County Public Library
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Pictures
- Images of Tipton County at Flickr. Originals available at Tipton County Public Library.
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 Tipton County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 aat Ancestry $
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Alumni of Tipton High School (1876-1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Teachers for Tipton County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students and Teachers of Tipton High School (1906, 1909, 1935) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[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.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Tipton County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Fishers Indiana Family History Center
777 Sunblest Blvd
Fishers, IN 46038
Phone: Mark Fogg 515-979-9049 or Trudy Fogg 515-979-1535
Email: IN_Fishers@familyhistorymail.org
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Tipton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Tipton County Public Library
Website
- Tipton Branch
127 E. Madison Street
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone: 765-675-8761
Email: tipton@tiptonpl.org - Windfall Branch
109 McClellan Street
PO Box 458
Windfall, IN 46076
Phone: 765-945-7655
Email: windfall@tiptonpl.org
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Tipton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
- Tipton County Historical Society
323 West South Street
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone 765-675-5828
Email:tchs@tds.net
Facebook
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
- Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
- USGenWeb, Tipton County
- INGenWeb, Tipton County
- Tipton County Public Library Genealogy Digitized Newspapers, Cemeteries, Marriages, Obituaries, and Pictures
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/tipton/ accessed 04/04/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tipton County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana accessed 04/04/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tipton County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tipton County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana, accessed 11 Jaunary 2020.
