Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Fountain 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
Fountain County was named for James Fontaine (1757-1790), an officer who served in American Revolutionary War and the Northern Indian War.[1] It is located in the west-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Fountain County Courthouse
301 4th St; PO Box 183
Covington, IN 47932
Phone: 765-793-2192
County Website
Fountain-Warren County Health Department
113 West Sycamore St
Attica, IN, 47918
Health Officer: Sean Sharma, MD
Phone Number: 877-339-9567
Fax: 765-762-6520
Email: fwhealthdept@gmail.com
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1885.
County Clerk has marriage records from 1827, divorce, probate and court records from 1830.
County Recorder has land records from 1828. [3]
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Fountain 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 |
| 1885 | 1827 | 1885 | 1830 | 1828 | 1830 | 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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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
- Fountain County, Indiana Family Bibles at INGenWeb
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- Directory of Businesses in Fountain County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Fountain County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 7,619 | — |
| 1840 | 11,218 | 47.2% |
| 1850 | 13,253 | 18.1% |
| 1860 | 15,566 | 17.5% |
| 1870 | 16,389 | 5.3% |
| 1880 | 20,228 | 23.4% |
| 1890 | 19,558 | −3.3% |
| 1900 | 21,446 | 9.7% |
| 1910 | 20,439 | −4.7% |
| 1920 | 18,823 | −7.9% |
| 1930 | 17,971 | −4.5% |
| 1940 | 18,299 | 1.8% |
| 1950 | 17,836 | −2.5% |
| 1960 | 18,706 | 4.9% |
| 1970 | 18,257 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | 19,033 | 4.3% |
| 1990 | 17,808 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | 17,954 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 17,240 | −4.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
1880 Census, Population Schedules
- 1880 ED 79, Troy Township, Fountain County, Indiana 1880 Population Census(*) at FamilySearch Explore Historical Images; 12 images; images are missing in NARA Publication T9, Group 29
Non-Population Schedules
1880 Census, Agriculture Schedule
- Dubois County to Shawnee Townhship, Fountain County(*) at FamilySearch Explore Historical Images
- Troy Township, Fountain County to Fulton County(*) at FamilySearch Explore Historical Images
Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census Schedule
- 1880 Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Fountain County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($)
- 1826-1921 Civil Order Books, Circuit Court, Fountain County, Indiana, 1826-1921(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1827-1922 Complete Civil Order Books, Circuit Court, Fountain County, Indiana, 1827-1922(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directory of Businesses in Fountain County, Indiana (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Funeral Homes
- Dickerson Funeral Home in Veedersburg.
- Maus Funeral Home in Attica and Hillsboro.
- Sanders Funeral Care in Kingman.
- Shelby Funeral Home in Covington.
- Sunset Funeral Homes in Covington.
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 Fountain 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 Fountain 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 Fountain County. 1970. By H.W. Beckwith, P.S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). Some versions listed are reprints, some are of the original, published 1881 by Chicago : H. H. Hill and N. Iddings.
- Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1913. Ed. Thomas A. Clifton. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen. Online at: Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana. 1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros. Online at: Hathitrust, 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
War of 1812
Moyer, Edward,Fountain County, Indiana Military (Veedersburg, Indiana: Fountain County Genealogy Society, c2009-2009 2 Volumes FS Library Books 977.247Me
Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Residents of Fountain County Who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Fountain 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 Fountain County
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized B
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized G
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, I, and Reorganized G, H, and I
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D, and Reorganized K
- 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
- 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and H
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies C, and D
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
- 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
- 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, G, and H
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- Salts, Walter. 1980. Fountain County, Indiana, draft call of 1864. (Indiana?: W. Salts?.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book; FS Library US/CAN BookFS Library Collection
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 ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
Other Records
Voting Records
- 1850-1931 Indiana, Voter Registers, 1850-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Fountain County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1826-1848 Fountain County, Indiana, Marriage Records, 1826-1848, and Letters of Administration, 1832-1846. By Luke, Miriam Leila. Danville, Illinois : Illiana Genealogical Pub. Co., n.d. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: FamilySearch Catalog
- 1827-1851 Fountain County, Indiana, Abstract of First Book of Wills, 1827-1851, and Original Land Records. By Luke, Miriam Leila. n.p. : n.p. 1960. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: FamilySearch Catalog
- 1827-1923 Will Records, 1827-1923(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1832-1918 Probate Records, 1832-1918(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
- 1856-1923 Partition Records, 1856-1923(*); 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
- Directory of Teachers for Fountain 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 Fountain 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
- Crawfordsville Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Danville Illinois FamilySearch Center
- West Lafayette Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Danville Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Putnam County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Fountain County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Fountain County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Fountain County Art Council, Inc.
Covington, IN 47932
Email: jbgmo@yahoo.com
Facebook
Fountain County Genealogical Society
405 N Mill St
PO Box 273
Veedersburg, IN 47987-0273
Phone: 765-294-4954
Email: focogensoc@netscape.net
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
- InGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Fountain 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, “Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/fountain/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fountain County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_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.
- ↑ 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, "Fountain County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fountain County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_County,_Indiana, accessed 07 December 2019.