Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Crawford 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
Crawford County was named for William H. Crawford, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1818. Others say it was named for Col. William Crawford, who fought in the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War, and who was burned and scalped by Indians in 1782 in what in now Wyandot County, Ohio.[1] The county is located in the south-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse
316 S Court
English, IN 47118-0375
Phone: 812-338-2565
County Website
Crawford County Health Department
306 Oak Hill Circle
English, IN, 47118
Health Officer: Devi Pierce, MD
Phone Number: 812-338-2302
Fax: 812-338-2301
Email: dshelton@crawfordcountyin.com
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage records from 1818, divorce, probate and court records from 1860.
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County Recorder has land records.[3]
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Crawford 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 | 1818 | 1882 | 1860 | 1818 | 1860 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
- Crawford County Indiana Bible Record at USGenWeb Archives
- The Knight Family Bible at INGenWeb
- William or Lydia Armstrong Bible at USGenWeb Archives
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Crawford County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 2,583 | — |
| 1830 | 3,238 | 25.4% |
| 1840 | 5,282 | 63.1% |
| 1850 | 6,524 | 23.5% |
| 1860 | 8,226 | 26.1% |
| 1870 | 9,851 | 19.8% |
| 1880 | 12,356 | 25.4% |
| 1890 | 13,941 | 12.8% |
| 1900 | 13,476 | −3.3% |
| 1910 | 12,057 | −10.5% |
| 1920 | 11,201 | −7.1% |
| 1930 | 10,160 | −9.3% |
| 1940 | 10,171 | 0.1% |
| 1950 | 9,289 | −8.7% |
| 1960 | 8,379 | −9.8% |
| 1970 | 8,033 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | 9,820 | 22.2% |
| 1990 | 9,914 | 1.0% |
| 2000 | 10,743 | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 10,713 | −0.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Census Records (1820, 1830, 1840) at RootsWeb
- Early Residents of Crawford County (1820) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- [http://www.indgensoc.org/membersonly/county/index.php#crawford Index to Mortality Schedule (1860), at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1818-1920 Civil Order Books, Circuit Court, Crawford County, Indiana, 1818-1920(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1833-1884 Complete Records and Final Records, Circuit Court, Crawford County, Indiana, 1833-1884(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1870 Order Books and Complete Record Books, Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County, Indiana, 1853-1870(*); Court of Common Pleas 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 Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Funeral Homes
- Brown Funeral Home in Milltown.
- Denbo Funeral Home and Dillman Green Funeral Home in Marengo.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Crawford County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Index to Landowners in Crawford County (1818-1834) at Indiana Genealogical Society
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Crawford County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1969, 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. 1969, 1972. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library (1972), Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint. Originally published: Chicago [Illinois]: Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
- A History of Crawford County, Indiana. 1926. By Hazen Hays Pleasant. Greenfield, Indiana: W. Mitchell Print. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Crawford County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
- 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
Civil War
Civil War service men from Crawford 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 Crawford County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and K
- 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H (A-K see "Civil War Military Records" below)
- 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
- 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
- Civil War Military Records - INGenWeb
- Military Persons (Who served from Crawford Co., IN or are buried in the county.) INGenWeb
Civil War Books:
- "Civil War" Chapter 14 in Pleasant, Hazen Hayes. 1926. A history of Crawford County, Indiana. (Greenfield, Ind: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co.), (page 229-306, Regiment, Companies, Names, history of Knight of Golden Circle), FamilySearch Digital Book; 977.228 H2p FS Library US/CAN BookFS Library Collection; Ancestry; Other Libraries
World War I
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
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 ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Selected Extracts from Newspapers in English (1900) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
- Southern IN & IL Obituary Database from Browning Genealogy. Obituaries compiled by Browning Family Foundation at Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana which includes Crawford County.
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Crawford County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1818-1900 Crawford County, Indiana Will Records, Books 1-2, 1818-1900. By Slevin, Ruth M. Kokomo, Indiana : Selby Publishing and Printing. 1987. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- 1818-1946 Will Records, 1818-1946(*); Circuit Court and Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1818-1973 Index to Will Records (1818-1973) at Indiana Genealogical Society
- 1839 General Index to Guardianships, A-Z, 1839(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1839-1920 Probate Records, Crawford County, Indiana, 1839-1920(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1875 Partition Record, Nov. 1853-Nov. 1875(*); Clerk of the Circuit Court and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Crawford County Indiana Will Records : Books 1-2. By Slevin, Ruth M. n.p. : n.p. 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Directory of Teachers (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.
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.
- Vital Records - INGenWeb
Birth
Marriage
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast$
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
- 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
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 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Crawford 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
- Brandenburg Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Shawnee Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- Crawford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Jasper Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Crawford County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Crawford County Public Library
203 S Indiana Avenue
PO Box 159
English, IN 47118
Phone: 812-338-2606
Website
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Crawford County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society
310 Oak Hill Circle
PO Box 162
English, IN 47118
Leavenworth, IN 47137
Email: billgpiper@hotmail.com
Website
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
180 West Spring Street
PO Box 665
New Albany, IN 47150
Email: sigsvolunteer@gmail.com
Website
- The Society's collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.
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
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Crawford County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- 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, “Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/crawford/ accessed 3/02/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Crawford County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_County,_Indiana accessed 3/02/2017.
- ↑ 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, "Crawford County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, " Crawford County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 4 December 2019.