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

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Tipton County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 15, 1844
County Seat	Tipton
Courthouse
Address	Tipton County Courthouse 101 E Jefferson Tipton, IN 46072 Phone: 765.675.2795 Tipton County Website
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Historical Facts

• Marvin W. Pershing , Tipton County, Indiana history, 1914 Facsim. of History of Tipton County, Indiana: her people, industries and institutions --Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen Co., 1914,( Kokomo, Indiana:Selby Publishing Printing, c1985) 977.255 H2p v.1 and v.2 FHL Collection Other Library
  

• Blanchard, Charles. 2010. Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana: historical and biographical. (Salem, Mass: Higginson Book Co.)977.2 H2bL FHL US/CAN BookFHL Collectionother libraries FamilySearch Books OnlineINTERNET ARCHIVE
  

• History of Tipton County, Indiana - Linkpendium

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Neighboring Counties

• Clinton
• Grant
• Hamilton
• Howard
• Madison

Parent County

1844--Tipton County was created 15 January 1844from Hamilton, Cass and Miami Counties.
County seat: Tipton ^[1]

Record Loss

Tipton County, Indiana Resources

Cemeteries

• A cemetery index of Tipton County can be found at http://tiptongenealogy.blogspot.com/.The index was compiled from 1978-1980, so any burials after that are not listed.
  

Census Records

Bible Records

Biographies

Business

Census Records

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

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Tipton County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

• Directory of Businesses in Tipton County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

History

Local Histories

• Pershing, M. W. History of Tipton County, Indiana, 1914. ( [Kokomo, Ind.] (3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902): Selby Pub.Print, 1985.), 977.255 H2pFHL Collectionother librariesGoogle books
  

• Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.)other library Hathi Trust Digital Library

Land and Property

Maps

• Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Migration

Military Records

• See Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium

War of 1812

Civil War

Civil War service men from Tipton 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 Tipton County.

• 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
• 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, L, and M
• 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
• 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
• 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
• 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
• 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
• 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
• 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
• 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
• 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K

• A list of Civil War soldiers buried in Tipton County can be found at http://www.tiptonpl.lib.in.us/pages/cwburied.pdf

Civil War Book

• "Military," Chapter 17 in Pershing, M. W. History of Tipton County, Indiana, 1914. ([Kokomo, Ind.] (3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902): Selby Pub.Print, 1985.),(page 141-165),977.255 H2p FHL Collectionother libraries

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

• The Tipton Daily Tribune is available online at tiptonpl.newspaperarchive.comIt is has all available issues through 1971.

Obituaries

Occupations

Periodicals

Pictures

• A collection of over 400 images of Tipton County can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiptongenealogy.The originals are archived at the Tipton County Public Library.

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Archives

Courthouse

Tipton County Courthouses
101 E Jefferson
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone:1-765-675-2795

County Clerk has marriage records from 1844, divorce, probate, and court house records from 1850. <ref>"Handybook for Genealogists:United States of American". 10th ed. (Draper, Utah:Everton Pub., 2002) Tipton County, Indiana 217 At various libraries(WorldCat) FHL Book 973D27e2002</ref>

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

Tipton County Public Library contains an extensive local genealogy collection and will scan and email obituaries for free. fckLR*Tipton County Historical Society

Museums

Societies

School Records

• Directory of Teachers for Tipton County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Alumni of Tipton High School (1876-1907) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

Vital Records

• A full index of Cemetery, Marriage, and Obituary records can be found online at the Tipton County Public Library webpage.

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Birth Records

Marriages Records

• A marriage index of Tipton County can be found at http://tiptongenealogy.blogspot.com/. The index contains marriages from 1844 - 1930.

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

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voting Registration

Tipton 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
Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)Tipton County Public Library Genealogy
Digitized Newspapers, Cemeteries, Marriages, Obituaries, and Pictures

Tipton County, Indiana References

1. ↑ name="Handybook"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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