Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Tipton 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
Tipton County was named for General John Tipton, a distinguished citizen of the State.[2] The county is located in the central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse
Tipton County Courthouse
101 E Jefferson
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone: 765-675-2795
County Website
Tipton County Health Department
101 E Jefferson, 1st Floor
Tipton, IN 46072
Health Officer: Mary Compton, MD
Phone: 765-675-8741
Fax: 765-675-6952
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage records from 1844, divorce, probate, and court house records from 1850. [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.
Tipton 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 |
| 1882 | 1844 | 1882 | 1850 | 1844 | 1850 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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1857 The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1857, but most records of genealogical interest were saved. 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:[8]
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History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
- Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
- Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (Lewis Publishing, 1898.) Available online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathi Trust Digital Library
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Tipton County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 7,944 | — |
| 1840 | 8,017 | 0.9% |
| 1850 | 6,944 | −13.4% |
| 1860 | 7,109 | 2.4% |
| 1870 | 6,341 | −10.8% |
| 1880 | 7,673 | 21.0% |
| 1890 | 7,006 | −8.7% |
| 1900 | 6,748 | −3.7% |
| 1910 | 6,260 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | 6,021 | −3.8% |
| 1930 | 5,880 | −2.3% |
| 1940 | 6,017 | 2.3% |
| 1950 | 6,412 | 6.6% |
| 1960 | 6,457 | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 6,582 | 1.9% |
| 1980 | 6,860 | 4.2% |
| 1990 | 6,976 | 1.7% |
| 2000 | 7,349 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 7,516 | 2.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Tipton County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1853-1921 Tipton County, Indiana, Civil Order Books, 1853-1921, Civil Complete Records, 1853-1893(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas 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 Tipton County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Businesses in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana (1930) at Indiana Genealogical Society
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Taylor and Cowan Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Tipton.
- Young-Nichols Funeral Home in Tipton.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Tipton County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Tipton County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. 1883. By Charles Blanchard. Chicago : F. A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Tipton County, Indiana: her People, Industries and Institutions. 1914. By M.W. Pershing. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen. Online at: Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana at Map of US.com
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- 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
Civil War
Civil War service men from Tipton 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 Tipton County.
- 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company L
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, L, and M
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company F
- 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 75th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
- 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
- 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
Civil War Database:
Civil War Book:
- Pershing, M. W. History of Tipton County, Indiana, 1914. ( [Kokomo, Ind.] (3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902): Selby Pub.Print, 1985.) Online at: FS Library Collection, HathiTrust.
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 ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
- 1850s-1970s The Newspaper Archives of Tipton Public Library at The Tipton County Public Library
Obituaries
Other Records
Pictures
- Images of Tipton County at Flickr. Originals available at Tipton County Public Library.
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 Tipton 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 ($)
- 1844-1922 Tipton County, Indiana, Probate Order Books, 1844-1922; Probate Complete Records, 1844-1857(*); Probate Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1847-1928 Tipton County, Indiana, Will Records, 1847-1928(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Alumni of Tipton High School (1876-1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Teachers for Tipton County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students and Teachers of Tipton High School (1906, 1909, 1935) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth
Marriage
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 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
- 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 Tipton 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
- Kokomo Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Marion Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville - an affiliate library.
- Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Marion Public Library/ Indiana History and Genealogy Service - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Tipton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Tipton County Public Library
Website
- Tipton Branch
127 E Madison St
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone: 765-675-8761
Email: tipton@tiptonpl.org - Windfall Branch
104 McClellan St
PO Box 458
Windfall, IN 46076
Phone: 765-945-7655
Email: windfall@tiptonpl.org
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Tipton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Tipton County Historical Society
323 W South St
Tipton, IN 46072
Phone: 765-675-5828
Email: tchs@tds.net
Facebook
Website
Websites
- 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
- USGenWeb, Tipton County
- INGenWeb, Tipton County
- Tipton County Public Library Genealogy Digitized Newspapers, Cemeteries, Marriages, Obituaries, and Pictures
- 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.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Tipton County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/tipton/ accessed 04/04/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tipton County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana accessed 04/04/2017.
- ↑ 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, "Tipton County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tipton County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipton_County,_Indiana, accessed 11 Jaunary 2020.