Boone County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Boone County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information
Description
Boone County was named in honor of Daniel Boone.[1] It is located in the central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse
212 Courthouse Square
Lebanon, IN 46052-2150
Phone: 765-482-3510
County Website
Boone County Health Department
116 West Washington Street, Suite B202
Lebanon, IN, 46052
Health Officer: Herschell Servies Jr, MD
Phone Number: 765-482-3942
Fax: 765-483-4450
Email: lyounts@co.boone.in.us
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage records from 1831, divorce, probate and court records from 1830.
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County recorder has land records. [3]
Health Department has birth records and death records filed.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Boone County, Indiana Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1831 | 1882 | 1830 | 1856 | 1830 | 1807 |
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October 1856 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
- Bible Records at InGebWeb - Boone County Genealogy; Also at: RootsWeb
- Boone County Indiana, Family Bibles/Stories at Genealogy Trails
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Boone County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 621 | — |
| 1840 | 8,121 | 1207.7% |
| 1850 | 11,631 | 43.2% |
| 1860 | 16,753 | 44.0% |
| 1870 | 22,593 | 34.9% |
| 1880 | 25,922 | 14.7% |
| 1890 | 26,572 | 2.5% |
| 1900 | 26,321 | −0.9% |
| 1910 | 24,673 | −6.3% |
| 1920 | 23,575 | −4.5% |
| 1930 | 22,290 | −5.5% |
| 1940 | 22,081 | −0.9% |
| 1950 | 23,993 | 8.7% |
| 1960 | 27,543 | 14.8% |
| 1970 | 30,870 | 12.1% |
| 1980 | 36,446 | 18.1% |
| 1990 | 38,147 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 46,107 | 20.9% |
| 2010 | 56,640 | 22.8% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Settlers of Boone County (1823-4) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Mortality Schedule (1860, 1870, 1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Census of Males for Boone County (1907) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- Boone County Church Histories at INGenWeb
- Early Members of Baptist Churches in Boone County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1832-1921 Civil Order Books, Circuit Court, Boone County, Indiana, 1832-1921(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1832-1922 Complete Civil Order Books, Circuit Court, Boone County, Indiana, 1832-1922(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1873 Civil Order Books, Court of Common Pleas, Boone County, Indiana, 1853-1873(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1877-1929 Civil Miscellaneous Order Books, Circuit Court, Boone County, Indiana, 1877-1929(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directory of Businesses in Boone County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana (1937, 1940, 1961) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Boone County City Directories at Lebanon Public Library Digitized Publications Archive
- The People's Guide : a Business, Political and Religious Directory of Boone Co., Ind., Together with a Collection of Very Important Documents and Statistics Connected with our Moral, Political and Scientific History; Also, a Historical Sketch of Boone County, and a Brief History of Each Township(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- People's Guide: a Business, Political And Religious Directory of Boone Co., Indiana at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders, Boone County, Indiana(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Works Progress Administration (WPA) Index of Names of Persons and Firms: Boone County, Indiana at Lebanon Public Library
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- ARN Funeral and Cremation Services in Zionsville.
- Flanner Buchanan Cremation, Burial in Zionsville.
- Myers Mortuary in Lebanon.
- Simplicity Funeral and Cremation Care in Zionsville.
- Strawmyer and Drury Funeral and Cremation Service in Lebanon.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Boone County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Boone County Land Records & Maps - Boone County Genealogy (INGenWeb)
- Boone County Land Records (Linkpendium)
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Boone County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana. 1887. By Samuel Harden, Spahr. Indianapolis : Carlon & Hollenbeck. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat). Index to Biographies in "Early Life and Times of Boone County, Indiana." (1887) Indiana Genealogical Society($)
- History of Boone County, Indiana. 2 Vols. 1914. By Leander Mead Crist. 1914. Indianapolis, Ind : A.W. Bowen. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- The People's Guide ... of Boone Co., Ind. 1874. Indianapolis : Indianapolis Printing and Publishing House. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Historic Indiana Atlases for Boone County at University Library (IUPUI)
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
Military Records
- Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
- Boone County Military - Boone County Genealogy (INGenWeb)
- Boone County Pensioners from Mexican and Civil Wars - Boone County Soldiers' Pension Rolls—1890-1894
- Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
- Boone County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Boone County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Boone County.
- 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reorganized A, F, and I
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company K
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
- 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized C
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
- 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and F
- 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 102nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, All of Companies A-K
- 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies B, and G
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, E, and H
- 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
- 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and K
- 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, G, and H
- 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and B
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
- Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Boone County men in The Civil War:
- "Military History", Chapter 8 in Crist, L. M., History of Boone County, Indiana: With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 2008. FamilySearch Digital Book; FS Library Collection.
- Civil War Soldiers, Officers & Regiment - Boone County Genealogy (INGenWeb)
Civil War Books:
- "Military History", Chapter 8 in Crist, L. M. History of Boone County, Indiana: With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 2008. Pages 175-211. Name, Regiment, Company listed. FS Library US/CAN Film 934898 Items 3-4 FS Library Collection; FamilySearch Digital Book.
- Boone County Biographies of Civil War Veterans - Genealogy Trails History Group
World War I
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-Current Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1940-1999 Online Index from Lebanon Public Library- The index to the Newspapers are divided by the first letter of the bride's or groom's surname.
- Selected Extracts from Newspapers in Boone County, Indiana (1885-1907) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Boone County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1830-1925 Probate Records 1830-1925(*); Circuit Court, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1860-1921 Executor's and Administrator's Final Report : Record of Accounts(*); Circuit Court and Clerk of Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1862-1940 Indiana, Boone County, Probate Records, 1862-1940(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1904-1916 Will Book 4, Boone County, Indiana 1904-1916. By Walker, Marilyn S. Bowling Green, Kentucky : Walker, Marilyn S. 2006. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1921-1939 Indiana, Boone County, Guardian Records, 1921-1939(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Boone County Teachers: 1883-1885 Lebanon Public Library.
- Students of Lebanon High School, Boone County, Indiana (1915) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Teachers of Lebanon High School, Boone County, Indiana (1915) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Teachers for Boone County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
- 1856-1880 Delinquent Tax Record 1856-1880 - Lebanon Public Library
- 1870-1873 Online Index of Personal and Real Estate Sale Notices from 1870–73 - Lebanon Public Library
Vital Records
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth
Marriage
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
- 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1870-1873 Bride and Groom Online Indices of Marriage Notices from 1870–73 - Lebanon Public Library
- 1930-1936 Boone County Marriage Index, Books 22 and 23, 1930-1936 at FamilySearch. Batch M004228 [7]
- Boone County Marriages, Boone County Genealogy (INGenWeb)
Death
- Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Boone County Death Index (WPA) (INGenWeb)
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - Index only - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($); index & images
Divorce
- 1830-1879 Boone County Divorce Records Divorces of Boone County, IN 1830-1879 - Lebanon Public Library
- 1870 Boone County Divorce Notices Online Index of Divorce Notices appearing in 1870 - Lebanon Public Library
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Boone County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Brownsburg Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Crawfordsville Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Fishers Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Indianapolis Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Wallace Avenue Indiana FamilySearch Center
- White River Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Hamilton East Public Library - Fishers - an affiliate library.
- Indiana State Library Foundation Inc - an affiliate library.
- Sullivan Munce Cultural Center - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Boone County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
250 North 5th Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: 317-873-3149
Email: askalib@hmmpl.org
Website
Lebanon Public Library
Heritage Center
104 East Washington Street
Lebanon, IN 46052
Phone: 765-482-3460
Website
Thornton Public Library
124 N Market Street
Thorntown, IN 46071
Phone: 765-436-7348
Email: info@thorntownpl.org
Website
Museums
Sullivan Museum and Genealogy Library
225 West Hawthorne Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: 317-873-4900
Website
Societies
Listed below are societies in Boone County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Boone County Genealogical Society
PO Box 495
Lebanon, IN 46052
Email: info@bcgsin.org
Facebook
Website
Boone County Historical Society
Cragun House: 404 W Main St
PO Box 141
Lebanon, IN 46052
Phone: 765-483-9414
Email: cragunhouse@mymetronet.net
Facebook
Website
Jackson Township Historical Society
41 W Main St
PO Box 297
Jamestown, IN 46147-0297
Phone: 317-379-8434
Email: jths@countyhistory.com
Sugar Creek Historical Society
C/O Thorntown Public Library
124 N Market St
Thorntown, IN 46071-0023
Phone: 765-436-7348
Email: info@thorntownpl.org
Zionsville Historical Society
C/O Lynne Manning, President
8810 Stonewick Way
Zionsville, IN 46077-1637
Phone: 317-873-2547
Email: zionsvillehistoricalsociety@hotmail.com
Facebook
Websites
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
- Boone County Genealogy. Part of USGenWeb and INGenWeb projects.
- Boone County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Boone County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - Randon Acts of Kindess
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Boone County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/boone/ accessed 3/01/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Boone County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Indiana accessed 3/01/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lebanon, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon,_Indiana.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at International Genealogical Index https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/9/91/Igiindiana.pdf.