White County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to White 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
White County was named for Isaac White of Equality, Illinois. White was a colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a private in the Indiana militia in the march against Prophetstown. He was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
White County Courthouse
110 North Main Street
PO Box 350
Monticello, IN 47960
Phone: 219-583-7032
County Website
White County Health Department
902 Foxwood Ct.
Monticello, IN 47960
Health Officer: Charles Tribbett, MD
Phone: 574-583-8254
Fax: 574-583-1513
Email: healthdept@whitecountyindiana.us
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1834.
County Recorder has land records.
County Health Department has birth, death and burial 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.
White 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 | 1834 | 1882 | 1834 | 1834 | 1834 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
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
- Heckendorn-Hartman Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections
Biographies
- Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library
- Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) Available at: Vol. 1 FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 FamilySearch Digital Library.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing White County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 1,832 | — |
| 1850 | 4,761 | 159.9% |
| 1860 | 8,258 | 73.5% |
| 1870 | 10,554 | 27.8% |
| 1880 | 13,795 | 30.7% |
| 1890 | 15,671 | 13.6% |
| 1900 | 19,138 | 22.1% |
| 1910 | 17,602 | −8.0% |
| 1920 | 17,351 | −1.4% |
| 1930 | 15,831 | −8.8% |
| 1940 | 17,037 | 7.6% |
| 1950 | 18,042 | 5.9% |
| 1960 | 19,709 | 9.2% |
| 1970 | 20,995 | 6.5% |
| 1980 | 23,867 | 13.7% |
| 1990 | 23,265 | −2.5% |
| 2000 | 25,267 | 8.6% |
| 2010 | 24,643 | −2.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent Delinquent Census for White County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
National Archives Catalog
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1834-1924 Civil Order Books, 1834-1924(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1853-1874 Civil Order Books, 1853-1874(*); 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 White County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Clapper Funeral Services and Crematory in Brookston, Monon and Wolcott.
- Miller-Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello.
- Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home in Monticello.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the White County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for White County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. 1883. By Weston A. Goodspeed. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- A Standard History of White County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1971. Supervised by W. H. Hamelle. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: 2 vols. in 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). Reprint of original published: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co., 1915. Vol. 1 contains history; vol. 2 contains biographies.
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
Civil War
Civil War service men from White 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 White County.
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
- 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies B, and D
- 13th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K and Reorganized Company K
- 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, and G (Company E "The Monticello Rifles")
- 63th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and G
- 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and G
- 116th Regiment (6 months, 1863-4), Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
- 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies K, and G
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits
1890 Census Veterans Schedules
The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for White County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.
Civil War Book:
- A standard history of White County, Indiana: an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Hamelle, William H. 1977. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.), "Military Matters" Chapter 11 (page 176-191); Available at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive
Civil War Databases
- Residents of White County Who Died in the Civil War at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
World War I
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-Current Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1804-2010 Hoosier State Chronicles 1804-2011
Obituaries
Other Records
Voting Records
- 1850-1931 Indiana, Voter Registers, 1850-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the White County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1835-1918 Wills, 1835-1918(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1835-1923 Probate Order Book, 1835-1923(*); 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
- Selected School Records of Wolcott, White County, Indiana (1898-1927) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Directory of Teachers for White County (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
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 ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Death
- Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in White 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
- Kokomo Indiana FamilySearch Center
- West Lafayette Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Jasper County Public Library - Rensselaer - an affiliate library.
- Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Monticello-Union Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Otterbein Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Pulaski County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in White County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in White County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Anson Wolcott Historical Society
PO Box 242
Wolcott, IN 47995
Phone: 219-279-2951
Website
White County Indiana Historical Society
101 S Bluff St
Monticello, IN 47860
Phone: 574-583-3998
Email: museum@lightstreamin.com
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
- USGenWeb, White County
- INGenWeb, White County
- White County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (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
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, "White County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_County,_Indiana accessed 04/05/2017.
- ↑ 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, "White County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "White County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_County,_Indiana, accessed 16 January 2020.