Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Vermillion 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
Vermillion County was named for the Vermillion River, which flows nearby.[1] The county is located in the west-central part of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Vermillion County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
Newport, IN 47966-0008
Phone: 765-492-3500
County Website
Vermillion County Health Department
257 Walnut Street
Clinton, IN 47804
Health Officer: John Albrecht, MD
Phone: 765-832-3622
Fax: 765-832-3684
Email: wendy.farley@vermillioncounty.in.gov
Health Department
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1824.
County Recorder has land records. [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.
Vermillion 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 | 1824 | 1882 | 1824 | Unknown | 1824 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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Jan. 1844 The courthouse was destroyed by fire in January of 1844, but all of the records were saved.
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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
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Vermillion County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 5,692 | — |
| 1840 | 8,274 | 45.4% |
| 1850 | 8,661 | 4.7% |
| 1860 | 9,422 | 8.8% |
| 1870 | 10,840 | 15.0% |
| 1880 | 12,025 | 10.9% |
| 1890 | 13,154 | 9.4% |
| 1900 | 15,252 | 15.9% |
| 1910 | 18,865 | 23.7% |
| 1920 | 27,625 | 46.4% |
| 1930 | 23,238 | −15.9% |
| 1940 | 21,787 | −6.2% |
| 1950 | 19,723 | −9.5% |
| 1960 | 17,683 | −10.3% |
| 1970 | 16,793 | −5.0% |
| 1980 | 18,229 | 8.6% |
| 1990 | 16,773 | −8.0% |
| 2000 | 16,788 | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 16,212 | −3.4% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Vermillion County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Residents in Vermillion County, Indiana (1874) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($)
- 1824-1919 Vermillion County Civil Order Books, 1824-1919(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories
- 1893 Muncie, Indiana, City Directory, 1893 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directory of Businesses in Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- 1907-1952 Bumgardner Funeral Home Records, Blackford County, Wells County and Vermillion County, Indiana. By Bumgardner Funeral Home. Blackford County, Wells County and Vermillion County, Indiana : Bumgardner Funeral Home, 1907-1952. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
- Frist Funeral Home, Inc. in Clinton.
- Giovanini Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Clinton.
- Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Cayuga.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Vermillion County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Early Villages Platted in Vermillion County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Vermillion 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 Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. 1913. Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana. 1888. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- 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
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Vermillion County, Indiana Internet Archive
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Civil War service men from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County.
- 6th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, L and M
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
- 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 18th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 24th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 115th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company E
- 129th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
- 152nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
Civil War Books:
- Military History Of Vermillion County Chapter 6 in B.F. Bowen & Co. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana: With Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1913.) Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive
World War I 1914-1918
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch — index & images
- 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
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Vermillion County at Ancestry ($)
World War II 1941-1945
- Vermillion County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-Current Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2010
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Vermillion County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($) images
- 1827-1925 Vermillion County, Indiana, Probate Records, 1827-1925(*); Probate Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1829-1929 Vermillion County, Indiana, Will Records, 1829-1929(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1912-1979 Vermillion County, Indiana, Indexes to Probate Records, 1912-1979(*); 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
- Directory of Teachers for Vermillion County 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 ($)
- 1800-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
- 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
- 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 ($); images
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Vermillion 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
- Crawfordsville Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Danville Illinois FamilySearch Center
- Terre Haute Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Putnam County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Vigo County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Vermillion County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Vermillion County Public Library
385 E Market St
PO Box 100
Newport, IN 47966
Phone: 765-492-3555
Email: vermillion.library.newport@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Vermillion County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Vermillion County Historical Society
220 E Market St
PO Box 273
Newport, IN 47966-0273
Phone: 765-492-4417
Email: info@vcihs.com
Websites
- Vermillion 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
- Wabash Valley Visions & Voices Digital Memory Project
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
- USGenWeb, Vermillion County
- INGenWeb, Vermillion County
- Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a 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
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Vermillion County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/vermillion/ accessed 04/04/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vermillion County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermillion_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, "Vermillion County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermillion_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vermillion County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermillion_County,_Indiana, accessed 13 January 2020.