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Guide to Jasper County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Jasper County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | February 7, 1835 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Rensselaer | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
| Address | Jasper County Courthouse 115 W Washington Rensselaer, IN 47978 Ph. 219.866.4927 | ||||||
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Historical Facts
Populated Places
Boundary Changes
1835--Jasper County was created 7 February 1835 from White and Warren Counties.[2]
Neighboring Counties
Record Loss
1864 -- 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
- list of Jasper County Cemeteries - INGenWeb
- see - Cemeteries - Linkpendium
- Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, White County Area Deaths - 2002-2004 - Lanewood
- Weston Cemetery Record - Lanewood
- Crockett Cemetery, Rensselaer BillionGraves
Census Records
For tips on accessing Jasper County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County (1880) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Early Settlers of Jasper County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Jasper County, Indiana (1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic and Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogies
Histories
Local Histories
- Every Name Index to Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2008; original text by F. A. Battey & Co., 1883; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1973. EveryNameIndex.com
- F.A. Battey & Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey & Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.) FHL Collection FamilySearch Books Online other library Internet Archive
- Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988 FHL Collection other library vol.1 Google books vol.2 Google books
- Jasper County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium
Land and Property
Maps
- Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
- Jasper County, Indiana GIS Web Map
Military Records
- - see - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
Civil War
Civil War service men from Jasper 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 Jasper County.
- 4th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Company G
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and K
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Military History of Jasper Counity" in F.A. Battey & Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. (Chicago: F.A. Battey & Co, 2008.) also (Digital images of original published: Mt. Vernon, IN : Windmill Publications, 1994. viii, 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. The original is a reprint. It was originally published : Chicago : F.A. Battey, 1883.) page 485-507, FHL Collection FamilySearch Books Online other library Internet Archive
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Courthouse
Jasper County; 115 W Washington; Rensselaer, IN 47978; Ph. 219.866.4927 Details: (Courthouse burned in 1862; all rec destroyed) (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec; Co Clk has m & div rec from 1865, pro & ct rec from 1864
Archives
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Family History Centers
School Records
- Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Taxation
Vital Records
- - see - Vital Records - Linkpendium
- Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
Birth Records
Marriage Records
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com$
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
- Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch
- Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
Voter Registration
- EveryNameIndex.com - Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ "William Jasper," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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