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Guide to Jefferson County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jefferson County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	November 23, 1810
County Seat	Madison
Courthouse
Address	Jefferson County Courthouse 300 E Main St #203 Madison, IN 47250 Ph. 812.265.8921 Website
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Contents 1 Historical Facts 1.1 Populated Places 1.2 Boundary Changes 1.3 Neighboring Counties 1.4 Record Loss 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 2.13.1 Local Histories 2.14 Land and Property 2.15 Maps 2.16 Military Records 2.17 Naturalization and Citizenship 2.18 Newspapers 2.19 Obituaries 2.20 Periodicals 2.21 Probate Records 2.22 Public Records 2.23 Repositories 2.23.1 Courthouse 2.23.2 Archives 2.23.3 Libraries 2.23.4 Museums 2.23.5 Societies 2.23.6 Family History Centers 2.24 School Records 2.25 Taxation 2.26 Vital Records 2.26.1 Birth Records 2.26.2 Marriage Records 2.26.3 Death Records 3 References

Historical Facts

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

1810--Jefferson County was created 23 November 1810 from Clark and Dearborn Counties.^[1]

Neighboring Counties

Clark | Jennings | Ripley | Scott | Switzerland | Kentucky counties: Carroll | Trimble

Record Loss

Jefferson County, Indiana Courthouse Damaged by Fire (20 May 2009) (multiple sources)
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=10399782&nav=9Tai
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090522/NEWS02/905220388/County+records+likely+ruined+in+Madison+fire

Flames destroyed parts of the 154-year-old Jefferson County Courthouse today. The Indiana state fire marshal has completed a preliminary investigation, but has not yet issued a report.

Decades of history may have been lost as flames ripped through the courthouse. The third floor partially collapsed and the basement sustained significant water damage.

Local preservation experts have retrieved deeds and some other vital documents. Many of them will have to be frozen before they can be restored. However, there are some that were irreparably damaged in the fire.

The fire came as crews were finishing restoration work on the courthouse for the city's bicentennial celebration. County officials said exterior work was nearly complete. A video is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRXvKP4Oc4 or click on the image below.

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries for Jefferson - Linkpendium

Census Records

For tips on accessing Jefferson County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jefferson County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Early Settlers of Jefferson County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Jefferson County, Indiana: Census Records and Indexes - Linkpendium

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

• Directory of Businesses in Jefferson County (1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

Histories

Local Histories

• Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4 FHL Collection  other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE
  

• History of Jefferson County - Linkpendium

Land and Property

Maps

• Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

• African American Veterans in Jefferson County, Indiana (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County.

• 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
• 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
• 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, K, E, and Reorganized Company A, E, F, and K
• 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
• 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
• 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
• 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
• 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and Reorganized Companies B, C, D, and E
• 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies D, and F
• 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
• 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, G, and K
• 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
• 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
• 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
• 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
• 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, F, and I
• 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
• 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
• 28th US Colored Troops, Company E, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troop

Civil War books and articles

• Robertson, Middleton, "Recollections of Morgan's Raid", (Indiana Magazine of History 28, no. 2 (June 1932): 116-137.) 1863, Jefferson County (Deputy)  Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF
  

• Garber, Michael C., Jr., "Reminiscences of the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina" ,( Indiana Magazine of History 11, no. 4 (December 1915): 285-300.) 1865, Jefferson County (Madison)      Abstract and Bibliographic Information     article PDF

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

 Jefferson county; 300 E Main St #203; Madison, IN 47250; Ph. 812.265.8921 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b, d & bur rec; Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec; Co Redr has land rec)

Archives

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

School Records

Taxation

Vital 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)
  

Birth Records

Marriage Records

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  

Death Records

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Jefferson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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