Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Steuben 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]
Steuben County was named for Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid.[2] The county is located in the northeastern corner of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Steuben County Courthouse
55 South Public Square
Angola, IN 46703
Phone: 260-668-1000
County Website
Steuben County Health Department
317 South Wayne Street
Angola, IN 46703
Health Officer: Ted Crisman, MD
Phone: 260-668-1000
Fax: 260-665-1418
Health Department
County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and probate records from 1814.
County Recorder has land records. [4]
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.
Steuben 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 |
| 1907 | 1837 | 1900 | 1837 | mid-1800s | 1837 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
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:[8]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Steuben County Bible Records at INGenWeb
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Steuben County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 2,578 | — |
| 1850 | 6,104 | 136.8% |
| 1860 | 10,374 | 70.0% |
| 1870 | 12,854 | 23.9% |
| 1880 | 14,645 | 13.9% |
| 1890 | 14,478 | −1.1% |
| 1900 | 15,219 | 5.1% |
| 1910 | 14,274 | −6.2% |
| 1920 | 13,360 | −6.4% |
| 1930 | 13,386 | 0.2% |
| 1940 | 13,740 | 2.6% |
| 1950 | 17,087 | 24.4% |
| 1960 | 17,184 | 0.6% |
| 1970 | 20,159 | 17.3% |
| 1980 | 24,694 | 22.5% |
| 1990 | 27,446 | 11.1% |
| 2000 | 33,214 | 21.0% |
| 2010 | 34,185 | 2.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1838-1922 Civil Order Books, 1838-1922(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1874 Civil Order Books, 1853-1874(*); 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
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Beams Funeral Home in Fremont.
- H.E. Johnson and Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Angola.
- Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home and Crematory in Hamilton.
- Weicht Funeral Home in Angola.
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 Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Northeast Indiana, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties. 2 volumes. 1920. By Ira Ford. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Steuben County, Indiana. 1885. Chicago, Illinois : Inter-state Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps for Steuben County - INGenWeb
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University 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
Civil War, 1861-1865
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Steuben County, Indiana. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive.
- The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana. Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive
Civil War service men from Steuben 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 Steuben County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company A
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, and K
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and C,
- 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, G, and K
- 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
- 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and I
- 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization), Company E
- 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I
Civil War Books:
- Carpenter, Jesse H. 1889. The war for the Union, 1861-1865 A record of its defenders, living and dead, from Steuben county, Indiana. (Regiment, Companies, Names; Roll Of Honor, page 42- 48) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive; Allen County Library
- The Civil War Chapter 5 in History of Steuben County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens: also a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, aborigines, Winnebago and Black Hawk wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (1885. Chicago: Inter-state.) (page 339 - 406, Regiment, Companies) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
World War I
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1914-1918 - A Record of Indiana Men and Women who Died in the Service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War 1914-1918 Genealogy Trails History Group
- 1917-1918 - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Steuben County at Ancestry ($)
World War II, 1941-1945
- Steuben County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy
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 ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
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 Steuben 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 ($)
- 1836-1935 Indiana, Steuben County, Probate Estate Records, 1836-1935(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1837-1924 Probate Records, 1837-1924(*); Probate and Circuit Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1845-1924 Will Records, 1845-1924(*); Circuit and Probate Court, and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Directory for Teachers for Steuben County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1800-2007 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 ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Death[edit | edit source]
- Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
- 1931-1938 Index of Deaths in Steuben County, Indiana (1831-1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Steuben 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
- Fort Wayne Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Jonesville Michigan FamilySearch Center
- Sturgis Michigan FamilySearch Center
- Allen County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Fremont Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Noble County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Steuben County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
322 S Wayne St
Angola, IN 46703
Phone: 260-665-3362
Email: info@cplsc.org
Facebook
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Steuben County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Fremont Historical Society
PO Box 509
Fremont, IN 46737-0509
Phone: 260-495-4711
Facebook
Steuben County Genealogical Society
PO Box 884
Angola, IN 46703-0884
Email: bcmgleason@verizon.net
Steuben County Historical Society
1800 N St Rd 827
Angola, IN 46703
Phone: 260-833-9852
Email: somersjg@aol.com
Facebook
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Steuben 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 Select a county
- Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
- INGenWeb, Steuben County
- USGenWeb, Steuben 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Steuben County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/steuben/ accessed 04/03/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Steuben County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_County,_Indiana accessed 04/03/2017.
- ↑ 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, "Steuben County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Steuben County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 09 January 2020.