Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Jackson County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Jackson County was named for Andrew Jackson, who defeated the British in 1815 at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, and later became President.[2] It is located in the south-central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Jackson County Courthouse
111 S Main St.
Brownstown, IN 47220
Phone: 812-358-6116
County Website
Jackson County Health Department
801 West 2nd Street
Seymour, IN, 47274
Health Officer: Christopher Bunce, MD
Phone Number: 812-522-6474
Fax: 812-522-2916
Email: kmyers@jacksoncounty.in.gov
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records;
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate; court records from 1816;
County Auditor has land records.
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.
Jackson County, Indiana Record Dates[edit | edit source]
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 | 1816 | 1882 | 1816 | 1815 | 1816 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1872, 1881 Fires burned the courthouse in 1872 and 1881, but no records were lost. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Additional Information
The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.[8]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Jackson County Bibles at INGenWeb
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Occupations
- Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Kurtz (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Jackson County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 4,010 | — |
| 1830 | 4,870 | 21.4% |
| 1840 | 8,961 | 84.0% |
| 1850 | 11,047 | 23.3% |
| 1860 | 16,286 | 47.4% |
| 1870 | 18,974 | 16.5% |
| 1880 | 23,050 | 21.5% |
| 1890 | 24,139 | 4.7% |
| 1900 | 26,633 | 10.3% |
| 1910 | 24,727 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | 24,228 | −2.0% |
| 1930 | 23,731 | −2.1% |
| 1940 | 26,612 | 12.1% |
| 1950 | 28,237 | 6.1% |
| 1960 | 30,556 | 8.2% |
| 1970 | 33,187 | 8.6% |
| 1980 | 36,523 | 10.1% |
| 1990 | 37,730 | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 41,335 | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 42,376 | 2.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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
Lutheran
- Records of the American Lutheran Church, Seymour, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1816-1922 Jackson County, Indiana. Civil Order Books, 1816-1922(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1853-1873 Jackson County, Indiana, Court of Common Pleas, 1853-1873(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directory of Businesses in Jackson County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Adams Family Funeral Homes and Crematory in Crothersville.
- Burkholder Funeral Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes in Seymour.
- Christensen Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Seymour.
- Hague and Zabel Funeral Homes in Brownstown and Medora.
- Johnson Funeral Home in Vallonia.
- Spurgeon Funeral Home in Brownstown.
- Voss and Sons Funeral and Cremation Services in Seymour.
- Winklepleck and Brock Funeral Home in Brownstown.
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
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 Jackson 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[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Jackson 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 Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. 1969. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). Some of the proceeding items are a reprint of original published: Chicago : Brant and Fuller, 1886.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Jackson County Maps - INGenWeb
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
- Jackson County Military - USGenWeb
Civil War
Civil War service men from Jackson 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 Jackson County.
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
- 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B
- 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
- 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K
- 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and G
- 28th US Colored Troops, Companies E, F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- "Military History" Chapter 16 in History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) Page 532-580,977.223 H2b 1972 FS Library US/CAN Book FS Library Collectionother library
World War I
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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 Jackson 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 ($)
- 1818-1928 Will Records, 1818-1928(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1829-1921 Probate Order Books (1829-1921) and Probate Complete Records (1846-1857)(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1877-1881 General Index to Estates, 1877-1881(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Students and Teachers of Shields High School, Seymour (1919) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
- Students and Teachers of Brownstown High School, Jackson County, Indiana (1933) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Jackson County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
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
- Bedford Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Columbus Indiana FamilySearch Center
- North Vernon Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Bartholomew County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Brown County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Jackson County Indiana Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Jackson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Jackson County Public Library-Seymour Main Library
303 W Second St
Seymour, IN 47274
Phone: 812-522-3412
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Jackson County History Center
105 N Sugar St
Brownstown, IN 47220
Phone: 812-358-2118
Email: jchc@frontier.com
Facebook
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Jackson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Jackson County History Center of Indiana
105 N Sugar Street
Brownstown, IN 47220
Phone: 812-358-2118
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
- 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. Scroll the list.
- INGenWeb Project part of INGenWeb
- Jackson County, Indiana History and Genealogy part of Genealogy Trails
- 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/jackson/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana (accessed 9 August 2013).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Indiana, accessed 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "Jackson County, Indiana," Wikipedia.