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

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Posey County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	September 7, 1814
County Seat	Mt. Vernon
Courthouse
Address	Posey County Courthouse PO Box 606; Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Phone: 812.838.1306 Website
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Historical Facts

1814--Posey County was created 7 September 1814 from Warrick, Knox and Gibson Counties.
County seat: Mt.Vernon ^[1]

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Neighboring Counties

• Gallatin County, Illinois
• Gibson
• Henderson County, Kentucky
• Union County, Kentucky
• Vanderburgh
• White County, Illinois

Parent County

Record Loss

Posey County, Indiana Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Census Records

Cemeteries

LDS Cemetery Records
US Vol. 24 page 78 - Bethlehem Cemetery

Census

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

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Posey County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• African American Residents of Posey County, Indiana (1882) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Register of Negroes in Posey County, Indiana (1853-1855) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

Court Records

Circuit Court historical records of Posey County in the State Archives. This online searchable database indexes cases for the years 1815-1841.

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

Histories

Local Histories

• History of Posey County, Indiana (1913) by John C. Leffel - free at the Internet Archive
• Leonard, William P. 1986. History and directory of Posey County. (Kokomo, Ind: Selby Pub. & Printing.)977.234 H2Le FHL US/CAN BookFHL CollectionGenGateway other libraies 
  

• Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1974. History of Posey County, 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. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic). 977.234 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collectionother libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

Land and Property

Maps

• Family Maps of Posey County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records

• African American Veterans of Posey County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Posey 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 Posey County.

• 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, D, H, and Reorganized Company B
• 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
• 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, B, and K
• 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, C, and D
• 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
• 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
• 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
• 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
• 80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
• 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, D, and G
• 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
• 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
• 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
• Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
  

Civil War Books

• "Military History" Chapter 6 in Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1974. History of Posey County, 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. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic). (page 441-445),977.234 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collectionother libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE

World War I

World War II

Newspapers

Obituaries

Occupations

Other Records

• African Americans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Wadesville, Posey County, Indiana (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Periodicals

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Archives

County Courthouse

Posey County Courthouse
PO Box 606;
Mt. Vernon, IN 47620
Phone: 812.838.1306

County Clerk has marriage, divorce,
probate and court records from 1815.
County health department Dept has
birth and divorce records from 1882.
County Recorder has land records from 1815
and some military discharge records. ^[2]

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

School Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth Records

Marriage Records

Death Records

• Cholera Deaths in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana (1873) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Voter Registration

Posey County, Indiana 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
• Posey County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Posey County, Indiana References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Posey County, Indiana 215 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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