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Guide to Vermillion County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | January 2, 1824 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Newport | ||||||
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| Address | Vermillion County Courthouse Courthouse Square Newport, IN 47966-0008 Phone: 765.492.3500& County Website | ||||||
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Historical Facts
Populated Places
Boundary Changes
Parent County
1824--Vermillion County was created 2 January 1824 from Parke County.County seat:Newport [1]
Neighboring Counties
Record Loss
Vermillion County, Indiana Resources
Bible Records
Business Records
Cemeteries
- Cemeteries of Vermillion CountyLinkpendium
Census Records
For tips on accessing Vermillion County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Vermillion County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Residents in Vermillion County, Indiana (1874) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
- Directory of Businesses in Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic and Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogies
History
Local Histories
- B.F. Bowen & Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) 977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collectionother libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana: Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each: a Condensed History of the State of Indiana: Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State: Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Vermillion County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of the County and Its Villages. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press, 2002.) other libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
Land and Property
- Early Villages Platted in Vermillion County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Maps
Migration
Military
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Vermillion County, Indiana (Source:Internet Archive)
- Revolutionary War 1775-1783
- Revolutionary War Soldiers of Vermillion County (Source: Wabash Valley Visions & Voices)
War of 1812
Civil War
Civil War service men from Vermillion County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Vermillion County.
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, L and M
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
- 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
- 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
- 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
Civil War Books
- "Military History Of Vermillion County" Chapter 6 in B.F. Bowen & Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913 ), (page 268-288, Regiment, Companies; "Knight Of The Golden Circle", page 272; Soldier's Diary, Page 283-288),977.2 H2hpv FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collectionother libraries INTERNET ARCHIVE
- World War I 1914-1918
- Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Vermillion County (Source: Explore Ancestry. com ) ($)
- World War II 1941-1945
- Vermillion County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
- Newspaper RecordsLinkpendium
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Repositories
Archives
= County Courthouse
Vermillion County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
Newport, IN 47966-0008
Phone: 765.492.3500&
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1824
County Recorder has land records. [2]
Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth Records
Marriage Records
Death Records
Voting Registration
Vermillion 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
- Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Vermillion County, Indiana 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), Vermillion County, Indiana 217 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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