Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Montgomery 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]
Montgomery County was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec.[3] the county is located in the west-central area of the state.[4]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Montgomery County Courthouse
100 E. Main Street
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-1715
Phone: 765-364-6400
County Website
Montgomery County Health Department
110 W. South Blvd
Crawfordsville, IN, 47933
Health Officer: Scott Douglas, MD
Phone: 765-364-6440
Fax: 765-361-3239
Email: health.reception@montgomeryco.net
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1823 and some naturalization records.
County Recorder has land records from 1823.
Public Library has cemetery records from 1823. [5]
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.
Montgomery 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 | 1823 | 1882 | 1823 | 1823 | 1823 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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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:[9]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Bibles Collection at The Crawfordsville District Public Library.
- Jones Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections
- Miller and Needham Family Bible Records, 1849–1943 at Indiana History
- Montgomery County, Indiana Bibles at INGenWeb
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Portrait and biographical record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. (1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros.) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Montgomery County, IN Cemeteries contains transcriptions of Montgomery County cemetery tombstones dating from the early 1800s to 1981, while Veteran cemetery records shows military graves. The records come from Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Montgomery County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 7,317 | — |
| 1840 | 14,438 | 97.3% |
| 1850 | 18,084 | 25.3% |
| 1860 | 20,888 | 15.5% |
| 1870 | 23,765 | 13.8% |
| 1880 | 27,316 | 14.9% |
| 1890 | 28,025 | 2.6% |
| 1900 | 29,388 | 4.9% |
| 1910 | 29,296 | −0.3% |
| 1920 | 28,490 | −2.8% |
| 1930 | 26,980 | −5.3% |
| 1940 | 27,231 | 0.9% |
| 1950 | 29,122 | 6.9% |
| 1960 | 32,089 | 10.2% |
| 1970 | 33,930 | 5.7% |
| 1980 | 35,501 | 4.6% |
| 1990 | 34,436 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | 37,629 | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 38,124 | 1.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Montgomery County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1849-1861 Indiana, Montgomery County, Civil Court Records, 1849-1861(*); County Clerk 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 Montgomery County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Standard Atlas of Montgomery County, Indiana : Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County; Patrons Directory; Reference Business Directory(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
- 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
- African American Veterans in Montgomery County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Burkhart Funeral Home in Crawfordsville.
- Family and Friends Funeral Home in Wingate.
- Hunt and Son Funeral Home in Crawfordsville.
- Sanders Funeral Care in Crawfordsville and Waynetown.
- Servies, Morgan and Machledt Funeral Home in Ladoga and Waveland.
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County : Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. 1881. By. H.W. Beckwith. Chicago: H.H. Hill & N. Iddings. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens. 2 volumes. [1913?] N.d. Indianapolis, Indiana : A.W. Bowen. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Montgomery County Township Surveys at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
- Montgomery County Plat Maps, 1875-1932 at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
- 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
- Military Index at INGenWeb
- African American Veterans in Montgomery County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.
- 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, Reorganized Company B
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, and M
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Companies G, and H
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, E, G, H, and I
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
- 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies C, F, H, and I
- 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, F, and K
- 28th US Colored Troops, Companies D, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- "The Military History Of The County" Chapter 6 in Thompson, Stephen J. History of Montgomery County, Indiana: With Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens. (Indianapolis, Ind: A.W. Bowen, 1978.) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 1; FamilySearch Digital Library Vol 2; Internet Archive
- Montgomery County In The War Of The Rebellion in "History Of Montgomery County" of Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1881, 1970). Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive
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 ($)
- Online index of local newspaper articles at The Crawfordsville District Public Library This online index is searchable and covers the period 1834-1899 (partial) and 1900-present.
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Montgomery County Obituaries are searchable by surname at InGenWeb Project.
- 1831-Onward Indiana, Montgomery County Obituary Records at MyHeritage — index ($)
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 Montgomery 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 ($)
- 1822-1832 Montgomery Co., Indiana Will Book A, 1822-1832(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1822-1893 Montgomery County, Indiana, Will Indexes, 1822-1893. By Hofmann, Roberta Louise Burns. Royal Center, Indiana : Hofmann, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- 1823-1852 Montgomery County, Indiana Will, and Marriage Records. By Shanklin, Mabel V. Danville, Illinois : Heritage House, 1969. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at: FamilySearch Catalog
- 1824-1833 Montgomery County, Indiana, Probate Record : Bk. A, 1824-1833. Fort Wayne, Indiana : Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- 1825-1882 Indiana, Montgomery County, Probate Records, 1825-1882(*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1851-1896 Abstract of Wills with Index, Montgomery County, Indiana, 1851-1896(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1852-1869 Montgomery County, Indiana, Abstracts of Wills: 1852-1869, Will Record Book 1. By Stout, Sara Galey. Crawfordsville, Indiana : n.p., 1970. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- Montgomery County, Indiana Wills, Book A(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Students, Teachers, Alumni, Graduates of various Schools in Monroe County (1882-1914) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($)
- 1802-1892 Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry
- 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1823-2001 Montgomery County Marriages at INGenWeb,
- 1867-2007 Marriage Collection at Crawfordsville District Public Library
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
- Montgomery County Deaths at INGenWeb Project
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Montgomery 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
- Brownsburg Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Crawfordsville Indiana FamilySearch Center
- West Lafayette Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Danville Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Indiana State Library Foundation Inc - an affiliate library.
- Putnam County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Sullivan Munce Cultural Center - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Montgomery County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Historic Linden Depot Museum
520 N Main St (US Highway 231)
PO Box 154
Linden, IN 47955
Phone: 765-427-3630
Email: LindenDepotMuseum@gmail.com
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Montgomery County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana Corp
c/o Crawfordsville District Public Library
205 S Washington St
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Phone: 765-362-2242
Email: delliejean@yahoo.com
Facebook
Website
Montgomery County Historical Society
212 S Water St
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Phone: 765-362-3416
Email: info@lane-mchs.org
Website
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, Montgomery County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- Montgomery County, Indiana: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More - 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. FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Montgomery County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Indiana (accessed 30 Mar 2017).
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/montgomery/ (accessed 30 Mar 2017).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Montgomery County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Indiana (accessed 30 Mar 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. FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Montgomery County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Indiana (accessed 30 Mar 2017).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana. FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Montgomery County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Indiana (accessed 27 December 2019 c.)