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Guide to Dubois County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Dubois County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | December 20, 1817 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Jasper | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
| Address | Dubois County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812.481.7035 | ||||||
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Historical Facts
Populated Places
Boundary Changes
Neighboring Counties
Record Loss
August 1839 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
- Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
- Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business Records
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Dubois County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Dubois County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Early Residents of Dubois County (1807-1820) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Dubois County (1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic and Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogies
Histories
Local Histories
- Anderson, Forrest R. 1942.Historical notes on Dubois & Pike Counties, Indiana. (Ireland, Ind: [s.n.].) FamilySearch Books Online; FHL US/CAN Film 928078 Item 3 FHL Collection; other libraries 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 FHL Collection other library INTERNET ARCHIVE
Land and Property
Maps
- Family Maps of Dubois County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military Records
Civil War
Civil War service men from Dubois 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 Dubois County
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
- 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
- 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
- 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
Civil War Books
- "Military History Of The County" 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 520-538), 977.23 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library INTERNET ARCHIVE
World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918
World War II, 1941-1945
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate Records
Public Records
Repositories
Courthouse
Dubois County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Jasper, IN 47546
Phone: 812.481.7035
Recorder Library has marriage, divorce, probate, land, court
and naturalization records from 1839 and military records from 1864.
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. [1]
Archives
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Family History Centers
School Records
- Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth Records
Marriage Records
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
- Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch
Death Records
- Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
- Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
Voter Registration
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Dubois County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dubois County, Indiana 212 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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