Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Floyd 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
Floyd County was named for Colonel John Floyd, the distinguished Virginian killed by the Indians on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.[1] It is located in the south-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse
311 W 1st Street
New Albany, IN 47150-3501
Phone: 812-948-5413
County Website
Floyd County Health Department
1917 Bono Road
New Albany, IN, 47150
Health Officer: Thomas Harris, MD
Phone Number: 812-948-4726
Fax: 812-948-2208
Email: cbass@floydcounty.in.gov
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County Clerk has marriage records from 1819, divorce and court records from 1863 and probate records from 1819. [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.
Floyd 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 | 1819 | 1882 | 1863 | 1818 | 1819 | 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
- Family Bible Records of the Samuel Williams, Richard Lewis, and Pry Families(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Floyd County, Indiana, Family Bible Records(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Floyd County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 2,776 | — |
| 1830 | 6,361 | 129.1% |
| 1840 | 9,454 | 48.6% |
| 1850 | 14,875 | 57.3% |
| 1860 | 20,183 | 35.7% |
| 1870 | 23,300 | 15.4% |
| 1880 | 24,590 | 5.5% |
| 1890 | 29,458 | 19.8% |
| 1900 | 30,118 | 2.2% |
| 1910 | 30,293 | 0.6% |
| 1920 | 30,661 | 1.2% |
| 1930 | 34,655 | 13.0% |
| 1940 | 35,061 | 1.2% |
| 1950 | 43,955 | 25.4% |
| 1960 | 51,397 | 16.9% |
| 1970 | 55,622 | 8.2% |
| 1980 | 61,169 | 10.0% |
| 1990 | 64,404 | 5.3% |
| 2000 | 70,823 | 10.0% |
| 2010 | 74,578 | 5.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Floyd County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1880-1936 Coroner's Inquest Verdicts, 1880-1936(*); Coroner at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1896-1945 Justice Docket, 1896-1945(*); Justice of the Peace 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
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Funeral Homes
- Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home in Georgetown.
- Kraft Funeral Service in New Albany.
- Magnolia Cremations in New Albany.
- Naville and Seabrook Funeral Homes in New Albany.
- Newcomer Cremations, Funerals and Receptions in New Albany.
- Spring Valley Funeral and Cremation in New Albany.
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 Floyd 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 Floyd 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. 1889. Compiled by John M. Gresham & Company. Chicago : Chicago Printing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; 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
- Floyd County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- African-American Veterans in Floyd County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Floyd 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 Floyd County
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company B
- 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
- 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, D, and E
- 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, E, F, G, and K
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company D
- 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
- 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B
- 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
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 New Albany (1852) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Floyd County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1819-1829 Wills and Probates, 1819-1829(*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
- 1819-1837 Abstracts of Will Book A, 1819-1829 and Probate Court Records, 1830-1837, Floyd County, Indiana(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1819-1918 Probate Records, 1819-1918(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1921 Will Records, 1853-1921(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1855-1868 Partition Records and Index, 1855-1868(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1917-1941 Record of Bonds and Letters of Guardians, 1917-1941 ; Index, 1917-1941(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Family, Bible, Vital Records and Land Records of Kentucky(*); 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
- Directory of Teachers for Floyd 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.
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 Floyd 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
- Louisville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Shawnee Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
- New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Floyd County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Floyd County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Floyd County Historical Society
509 W Market St
PO Box 455
New Albany, IN 47151-0455
Phone: 812-590-2798 or 540-745-3247
Email: info@floydhistoricalsociety.org
Website
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
180 W Spring St
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
- Floyd County INGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Floyd 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, “Floyd County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/floyd/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Floyd County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Monroe County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Monroe _County,_Ohio (accessed 4 August 2012).
- ↑ 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, "Floyd County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_County,_Indiana, accessed 07 December 2019