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Guide to Johnson County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Johnson County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | December 31, 1822 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Franklin | ||||||
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| Address | Johnson County Courthouse 1st Floor; Franklin, IN 46131 Phone: 317.736.3708 Website | ||||||
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Historical Facts
Populated Places
Boundary Changes
1822--Johnson County was created 31 December 1822 from unorganized territory.[1]
Neighboring Counties
Record Loss
May 1849 and December 1874 -- 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
- Johnson County Cemeteries - USGenWeb
BillionGraves: Has Google map for each cemetery, searchable database, headstone photos.
- Bargersville Cemetery, Bargersville
- Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin
- Hamner Cemetery, Franklin
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood
- Tucker Cemetery, Franklin
- Young's Creek Cemetery, Franklin
Census Records
For tips on accessing Johnson County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Johnson County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Residents of Johnson County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Johnson County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic and Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogies
Histories
Local Histories
- Every Name Index to History of Johnson County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by by D. D. Banta, 1888; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1970. EveryNameIndex.com
- Every Name Index to History of Johnson County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Elba L. Branigin, 1913; published by B. F. Bowen, 1913; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1972. EveryNameIndex.com
- Banta, D. D. 1970. History of Johnson County Indiana: from the earliest time to the present with biographical sketches, notes, etc. together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory and the state of Indiana. (Evansville, In: Unigraphic.) 977.2 H2hj FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other libraries INTERNET ACHIVE Google books
- Branigin, Elba L. 1913. History of Johnson County, (Indiana. Indianapolis, In: B.F. Bowen & Co.) other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- History of Johnson County - Linkpendium
- Johnson County, Indiana Biographical Sketches- USGenWeb
Land and Property
Maps
- Family Maps of Johnson County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
Military Records
- Johnson Co IN Ancestral Heroes (Military War Heroes) (Source: A: AncestralHeroes.com)
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Johnson County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)
Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Mexican American War, 1846-1848
Civil War
Civil War service men from Johnson 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 Johnson County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies L, and M
- 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company F
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and H
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I
- 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
- 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies G, and I
- 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
- 114th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, all of Companies A-D
- 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
- 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, D, E, H, and K
- 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Johnson County And Civil War" Chapter 14 in Branigin, Elba L. 1913. History of Johnson County, (Indiana. Indianapolis, In: B.F. Bowen & Co.), ( page 420-485; diaries and letter written from the front) other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- "Military History" Chapter 9 in Banta, D. D. 1970. History of Johnson County Indiana: from the earliest time to the present with biographical sketches, notes, etc. together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory and the state of Indiana. (Evansville, In: Unigraphic.), (page 726-837; Regiment, Companies; "Roll Of Honor," page 739-743), 977.2 H2hj FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other libraries INTERNET ACHIVE Google books
World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918
- Gold Star Honor Roll (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Johnson County (Source: Explore Ancestry.com) ($)
World War II, 1941-1945
- Johnson County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse
1st Floor;
Franklin, IN 46131
Phone: 317.736.3708
County Health Department has birth, death and burial records 1882.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1830.
County Recorder has land records. [2]
Archives
Libraries
The Johnson County Museum of History has a Genealogy Library in the basement of the building. Johnson county is storing many original records in this library.
Museums
Societies
Family History Centers
School Records
- Alumni of Franklin High School (1874-1900) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Graduates of Greenwood High School (1877-1930) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Students and Teachers of Alva Neal High School (1929) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Students and Teachers of Franklin High School (1901, 1926) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Directory of Teachers for Morgan County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Taxation
Tax Books and/or Delinquent List 1843 through 1889 are housed at the Johnson County Museum of History in their Genealogy Library.
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
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
- Johnson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Johnson County, Indiana 214 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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