Madison County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Madison 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
Madison County was named for James Madison, co-author of The Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. It is located in the central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse
16 East 9th Street
Anderson, IN 46016
Phone: 765-641-9457
County Website
Madison County Health Department
206 East 9th Street
Anderson, IN, 46016
Health Officer: Stephen Wright, MD
Phone Number: 765-641-9523
Email: sgrimes@madisoncounty.in.gov
Health Department
County Health Department has birth records from 1891 and death records from 1895.
County Clerk has marriage records from 1884, divorce, probate and court records from 1880.
County Auditor has land records from 1867.
County Board of Health has school records 1904-1932. [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.
Madison 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 |
| 1891 | 1884 | 1895 | 1880 | 1867 | 1880 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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December 1880 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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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
- Bible Records Index at INGenWeb
Biographies
- Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1973. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic, Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive.
- Atlas and Directory of Madison County, Indiana : including a directory of freeholders ... . by The American Atlas Company (1894-1901). Cleveland, Ohio. Online at: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Digital Collection.
- Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana, 1897, by Forkner, John La Rue, 1844-1926; Dyson, Byron H., 1849-1925. Publisher Anderson, Ind. [Longansport, Ind., Press of Wilson, Humphreys & co.]. Online at: Internet Archive
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Occupations
- Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Frankton, Madison County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Cemeteries
The following information may be of help:
- Emment (Doty) Cemetery at Allen County Public Library
- Fausset Cemetery at Allen County Public Library
Census Records
For tips on accessing Madison County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 2,238 | — |
| 1840 | 8,874 | 296.5% |
| 1850 | 12,375 | 39.5% |
| 1860 | 16,518 | 33.5% |
| 1870 | 22,770 | 37.8% |
| 1880 | 27,527 | 20.9% |
| 1890 | 36,487 | 32.5% |
| 1900 | 70,470 | 93.1% |
| 1910 | 65,224 | −7.4% |
| 1920 | 69,151 | 6.0% |
| 1930 | 82,888 | 19.9% |
| 1940 | 88,575 | 6.9% |
| 1950 | 103,911 | 17.3% |
| 1960 | 125,819 | 21.1% |
| 1970 | 138,451 | 10.0% |
| 1980 | 139,336 | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 130,669 | −6.2% |
| 2000 | 133,358 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 131,636 | −1.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for Madison County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($)
- 1880-1921 Madison County, Indiana, Civil Order Books, 1880-1921(*); Circuit Court and County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1895-1921 Madison County, Indiana, Civil Order Books, 1895-1921(*); Superior Court and County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1891-1892 Anderson, Indiana, City Directory, 1891 - 1892 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Atlas and Directory of Madison County, Indiana : Including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register of the County, with Illustrations(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Malone and Ballard's Anderson, Indiana, and Madison County Biennial Directory(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Service and Crematory in Anderson.
- Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home in Elwood.
- Dunnichay Funeral Homes in Elwood and Frankton.
- Glazebrooks Funeral Services in Anderson.
- Hersberger-Bozell Funeral Home in Lapel.
- Keller Mortuary Services in Lapel.
- L. C. May Funeral Services, Inc. in Anderson.
- Legacy Cremation and Funeral Services in Anderson.
- Loose Funeral Homes and Crematory in Anderson.
- Owens Memorial Services in Alexandria and Summitville.
- Rozelle-Johnson Funeral Service in Anderson.
- Whetsel Funeral Service in Alexandria.
- Wilson St. Pierre Lahm Chapel in Pendleton.
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 Madison 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 Madison County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. 1897. By John L. Forkner and Byron H. Dyson. Anderson, Indiana : J.L. Forkner. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Madison County, Indiana. 1971. By Thomas B. Helms. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of the 1880 ed. published by Kingman Brothers, Chicago.
- History of Madison County, Indiana; a Narrative Account of its Historical Progress. 1970. By J.L.R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of original published: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1914.
- History of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874. 1874. By Samuel Harden. Markleville, Ind, n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, 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
- Historic Indiana Atlases for Madison County at University Library (IUPUI)
- 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
- Veterans in Madison County (1886) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Madison 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 Madison County.
- 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Companies A, and F
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies A, and H
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
- 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies A, and K
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 18th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
- 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and F
- 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and E
- 105th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, G, and I
- 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
- 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 28th US Colored Troops, Company F and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- History of Madison County, Indiana; a narrative account of its historical progress. 1970. By J.L.R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive. Military History, Chapter 17.
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 ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Madison County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1879-1920 Madison County, Indiana, Wills, 1879-1920(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1880-1918 Madison County, Indiana, Probate Order Books, 1880-1918(*); 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
- Students, Teachers and Selected Alumni/Graduates of Madison County Schools (1918, 1921, 1923-4, 1927, 1930-1, 1933, 1942, 1955) 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 Madison 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
- Fishers Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Muncie Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Anderson Indiana Public Library - Main Branch - an affiliate library.
- Hamilton East Public Library - Fishers - an affiliate library.
- Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Madison County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
North Madison County Public Library System
Elwood Public Library
1600 Main St
Elwood, IN 46036
Phone: 765-552-5001
Facebook
Website
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Madison County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Alexandria Monroe Township Historical Society and Museum
313 N Harrison St
Alexandria, IN 46001
Phone: 765-490-0081
Email: alexhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website
- The museum has many artifacts and a very extensive research library (Draper Library).
Elwood Pipecreek Genealogy Society
PO Box 302
Elwood, IN 46036
Website
- Serving the needs of genealogists in Elwood, Pipecreek Township and Northern Madison County, Indiana.
Madison County Historical Society
15 W 11th St
PO Box 696
Anderson, IN 46015-0696
Phone: 765-683-0052
Email: madisonchs10@gmail.com
Website
Websites
- Madison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- 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, Madison County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- USGenWeb, Madison County.
- 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
- ↑ 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, "Madison County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_County,_Indiana 3/29/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana. 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, "Madison County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Madison County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_County,_Indiana, accessed 20 December 2019.