Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana Hendricks County

 

Hendricks County; PO Box 599; Danville, IN 46122-1993; Ph. 317.745.9231 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec from 1882; Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1823; Co Aud has land rec)

History

Parent County

1823--Hendricks County was created 20 December 1823 from unorganized territory and Putnam County.
County seat: Danville

• Boone
• Marion
• Montgomery
• Morgan
• Putnam

Resources

Cemeteries

• LDS Cemetery Records
  Vol. 21 page 72 - cemetery located in Hendricks County
• Hendricks County Cemetery Locater Online.  Chart gives the cemetery name, township, and location of each cemetery.
• Hendricks Surname and Cemeteries Index.  Search by surname or cemetery name.
• Index of Irons Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Index of Miles Cemetery, Hendricks County, Indiana (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Census

For tips on accessing Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Index of Census of White Males (1853)
• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Hendricks County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Residents of Hendricks County, Indiana (1904) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Rural Residents of Hendricks County (1918) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Court

• Commissioner's Meeting Minutes Books, 1831-2003. Many of the books are indexed.

Local Histories

• Every Name Index to History of Hendrick County, Indiana.  Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Inter-State Publishing Company, 1885; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1973. EveryNameIndex.com

• Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.). 2002. History of Hendricks 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. (Bowie, Md: Heritage Books.) 977.253 H2h 2002 FHL US/CAN Book  FHL Collection   other libraries
  

• History of Hendricks 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. 1885. (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company.) 977.253 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other librarise   INTERNET ARCHIVE
  

• Cline and McHaffie, Indianapolis. [from old catalog]. 1873. The People's guide; a business, political and religious directory of Hendricks co., Ind., together with a collection of very important documents and statistics connected with our moral, political and scientific history.  other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE

• Surname index to the Family History Files found at the Plainfield/Guilford Township Public Library.
  

• Hendricks County/Plainfield, Indiana Biography Index. Articles are indexed from local newspapers. Fairly recent dates.

Maps

• 1865 map of Hendricks County, with mileage chart between townships, and individual township maps, showing owners of properties. 
• Directory of Patrons in Standard Atlas of Hendricks County, Indiana (1904)

Military

• Veterans in Hendricks County, Indiana (1886) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• World War 1 Veterans Hendricks County, Indiana
• Naval Veterans of World War 1 Hendricks County, Indiana
• Hendricks County, Indiana Enrollment Records  This index is a list of military enrollment records filed in Hendricks County. Indiana law required that the Township Assessor enroll every person employed in the late armies of the United States, of the War of 1812, of the War with Mexico, Indian tribe wars, and the Civil War.
  

Civil War

Civil War service men from Hendricks 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 Hendricks County.

• 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Company B
• 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
• 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B
• 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
• 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and C
• 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, H, and I
• 78th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (60 days, 1862), Company E
• 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
• 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies A, and B
• 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
• 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
• 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
• 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and K
• 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books

• "The Civil War" Chapter 5 in Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.). 2002. History of Hendricks 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. (Bowie, Md: Heritage Books.) 977.253 H2h 2002 FHL US/CAN Book  FHL Collection   other libraries
  

• "The Patriotic Roll" Chapter 5 in History of Hendricks 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. 1885. (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Company.) (page 333-412  Regiment, Companies, Name's), 977.253 H2h FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other librarise   INTERNET ARCHIVE
  

• Valenzuela, Karen, Roberto Valenzuela, and Kim Bartrum. 2004. 1862 Indiana, Hendricks County, indexed Civil War draft enrollment lists. [Marion, Indiana (1607 West Jeffras Ave., Marion 46952)]: K. Valenzuela. 977.253 M2v FHL US/CAN Book  FHL Collection   other libraries

Naturalizations

• Index to Declarations of Intent (1852-1906)
• Index to Final Oaths (1856-1906)

Probate

• The Judicial Books date from 1825. These books contain Probate court records from the Hendricks County Courts. You may need to use this link instead and then click "Judicial Archive". There are two ways to view these books, but if you download the PDF file for a volume you can use your PDF software to quickly access the last page in the volume. Book 3 for example, has an index on the LAST few pages of the volume.
  
• Index to Will Books, Hendricks County, Indiana (1822-1977)
• Index to Probate Order Books for Hendricks County, Indiana (1825-1852) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Probate Records of Hendricks County, Indiana (1824-1930) (free images and index, Indiana Genealogical Society)

School Records

• Graduates of High Schools in Hendricks County, Indiana (1923-1962)
• Graduates of Common Schools in Hendricks County (1898) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Index to School Directories (1894-1964)
• Inmates at Indiana Boy's School, Plainfield (1940) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Directory of Teachers for Hendricks County (1936, 1945) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

• [1841] Tax list, Hendricks County, Indiana, 1841. Hendricks County (Ind.). Auditor's Office. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Public Library, 1966. Call #: 977.201 H38HET
  
• [1842-1855] See FHL catalog.
• [1844] Thompson, Meredith. Index to 1844 tax list for Hendricks County, Indiana
  
• [1846] . Hendricks County (Ind.). Auditor's Office. Fort Wayne, Ind. Public Library, 1966. Call #: 977.201 H38HET
  

Vital Records

• Hendricks County, IN Marriage Certificates (1860s - 1890s).  This is a work in progress.
  

• Hendricks County Anniversaries Index.
  

• Marriages (1904-1962)
  

• Divorces (1891-1960)
  

• Deaths Listed in Probate Records of Hendricks County, Indiana (1837-1898) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
  

• Index to Divorce Cases Filed in Hendricks County, Indiana (1953-1975) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)
  

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voter Records

• Voters in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana (1841)

Societies and Libraries

 Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Brownsburg Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

• EveryNameIndex.com  Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
• The Hendricks County IN GenWeb Project, a member of The INGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• Family History Library Catalog
• The Indiana State Library has an Internet page of records for Hendricks County. They are adding new databases, so check back often.
• Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Genealogy Databases for Hendricks county, Indiana

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)