Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Delaware County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
This article is about an east-central county of Indiana. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)
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County Information
Description
Delaware County was named for the Delaware people.[1] The county is located in the east-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse
100 W Main Street
Muncie, IN 47305
Phone: 765-747-7726
County Courthouse
Delaware County Health Department
125 N. Mulberry St.
Muncie, IN, 47305
Health Officer: Donna Wilkins, MD
Phone Number: 765-747-7721
Fax: 765-747-7747
Email: dwilkins@co.delaware.in.us
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1827. [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.
Delaware 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 | 1827 | 1882 | 1827 | 1829 | 1827 | 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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| Towns | ||
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
- Bibles, Diaries and Letters Pertaining to Delaware County, Indiana at INGenWeb
- Delaware County Bibles at USGenWeb Archives
- Delaware County Indiana Family Bibles/ Stories at Genealogy Trails
- Reasoner Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Delaware County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 3,677 | — |
| 1830 | 2,374 | −35.4% |
| 1840 | 8,843 | 272.5% |
| 1850 | 10,843 | 22.6% |
| 1860 | 15,753 | 45.3% |
| 1870 | 19,030 | 20.8% |
| 1880 | 22,926 | 20.5% |
| 1890 | 30,131 | 31.4% |
| 1900 | 49,624 | 64.7% |
| 1910 | 51,414 | 3.6% |
| 1920 | 56,377 | 9.7% |
| 1930 | 67,270 | 19.3% |
| 1940 | 74,963 | 11.4% |
| 1950 | 90,252 | 20.4% |
| 1960 | 110,938 | 22.9% |
| 1970 | 129,219 | 16.5% |
| 1980 | 128,587 | −0.5% |
| 1990 | 119,659 | −6.9% |
| 2000 | 118,769 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | 117,671 | −0.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- 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
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Muncie
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1828-1929 Circuit Court Civil Order Books and Complete Order Books,(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1852-1921 Civil Order Books, 1909-1921 ; Partitions, 1852-1892(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1858 Civil Complete Order Books, v. 1, 1853-1858(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Delaware County, Indiana Wills, 1831 - 1845, The Genealogist (R. Bakehorn) - v. 1, no. 9 (Jan 1972). 1972. By Ray Bakehorn. Delaware County, Indiana : Delaware County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
Directories
- 1909-1910 Emerson's Delaware County Rural Route Directory, 1909 - 1910 at MyHeritage — images ($)
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Ethnic and Religious Groups
- Goodall, Hurley and J. Paul Mitchell. A History of Negroes in Muncie (Delaware County) .- Muncie, Ind.: Ball State University, c1976. - v. 58p. F534.M9 G66
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Funeral Homes
- Ballard and Sons Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Daleville.
- Elm Ridge Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Muncie.
- Faulkner Mortuary in Muncie.
- Gant Funeral Homes in Yorktown.
- Garden View Funeral Home in Muncie.
- Meacham Funeral Service in Albany.
- Meeks Mortuary and Crematory in Muncie.
- Parson Mortuary in Muncie.
- Pitman-Richman Funeral Home in Eaton.
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 Delaware County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Delaware County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- History of Delaware County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1924. By Frank D. Haimbaugh. Indianapolis: Historical Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Delaware County, Indiana. 1976. By Thomas B. Helm. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic. Online at: Rootsweb; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online search available at: Hathitrust. Reprint. Originally published by Chicago : Kingman Brothers, 1881.
- A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. 1908. G.W.H. Kemper, editor. Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- 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
- Delaware County, Indiana Military Links Records
Revolutionary War
- Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the Revolutionary War at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
War of 1812
- Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the War of 1812 at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Delaware 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 Delaware County.
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and L
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
- 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and L
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
- 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
- 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, D, and K
- 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies
- 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, F, and I
- 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
- 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and G
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C
- 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
- 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- "The Civil War of 1861" Chapter 12 in Kemper, G. W. H. 1908. A twentieth-century history of Delaware County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co.) (page 347-425, Regiment, Companies, Names), FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 2, 977.265 D3k v. 2 FS Library US/CAN BookFS Library Collection, Internet Archive; 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 ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 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 Delaware 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 ($)
- 1827-1860 Early History of Delaware County, Indiana Marriage Records, 1827-1840 : Wills, 1830-1860 Copied from Volumes I and II from Delaware County Records(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1830-1919 Probate Records, 1830-1919(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1830-1921 Will Records, 1830-1921(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1852-1921 Civil Order Books, 1909-1921 ; Partitions, 1852-1892(*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Students of Muncie Central High School, Muncie (1955-1957) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- 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.
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 Delaware 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
- Anderson Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Marion Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Muncie Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Anderson Indiana Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Delaware County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Delaware County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Delaware County Historical Society
120 East Washington Street
PO Box 1266
Muncie, IN 47305-1734
Phone: 765-282-1550
Email: contact@delawarecountyhistory.org
Facebook
Website
Yorktown Indiana Historical Alliance
9132 W Smith Street
PO Box 356
Yorktown, IN 47396
Email: TimeDetectives@yorktownhistory.com
Facebook
Website
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.
- Delaware 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, “Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/delaware/ accessed 3/08/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Delaware County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_County,_Indiana 3/08/2017.
- ↑ 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, "Delaware County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Delaware County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_County,_Indiana, accessed 06 December 2019.